So typically it's not the best of the "evils" that could build a New England but would stay in their own ditch and crack it big and no matter how much bigger there are no dinosaurs in their ditches - because the dinosaur don't know how to live in it 🐻❄️
I enjoyed your points today, but unfollowed you yesterday on LinkedIn when you "liked"a Turning Points USA graphic dipicting the sliver of "Arab Land" occupied by Israel. Besides lumping a huge diversity of people into a single homogenate of "Arab" it completely misses the point of a situation in which millions of people have been displaced and are subject to prison like conditions for the crime of simply being. Your post today indicates that you are a more nuanced thinker than the folks at Turning Points USA. I'd like your actions to be consistant with your thoughts!
Appreciate your note and I admit, this is the problem with social/media and mobile phones. The post I liked was share by someone else and the caption was “when someone says free Palestine, ask them what they mean”. That sentiment was what I was responding to, had no idea where it originated from or that organization as I looked at it for a second. As you noted, most situations are complex and nuanced as are our feelings as well. It's a good reminder for me to be more discerning and thoughtful about the content I engage with.
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but it takes just as much to stand up to our friends." - Dumbledore We've been using this quote with our kids for years. Wonderfully concise post - thanks.
Excellent observations and comments as usual, Robert. However, I'm completely baffled as to how we can "re-set" our moral compass, as there seems to be a steeper decline into barbarianism and overall lack of human value in areas of armed conflict, let alone our government leaders.
That was lovely Bob. Thanks for standing up for character and it’s importance, regardless of tribe. We can do better than we are.
As ever, you very poignantly hit the nail on the head!
Thanks Dan. I would have used that!
Thank yu Michol
So typically it's not the best of the "evils" that could build a New England but would stay in their own ditch and crack it big and no matter how much bigger there are no dinosaurs in their ditches - because the dinosaur don't know how to live in it 🐻❄️
So what model are you? An older version in need of a dire upgrade... Or a current version that just needs a wifi to update?
I enjoyed your points today, but unfollowed you yesterday on LinkedIn when you "liked"a Turning Points USA graphic dipicting the sliver of "Arab Land" occupied by Israel. Besides lumping a huge diversity of people into a single homogenate of "Arab" it completely misses the point of a situation in which millions of people have been displaced and are subject to prison like conditions for the crime of simply being. Your post today indicates that you are a more nuanced thinker than the folks at Turning Points USA. I'd like your actions to be consistant with your thoughts!
Christian,
Appreciate your note and I admit, this is the problem with social/media and mobile phones. The post I liked was share by someone else and the caption was “when someone says free Palestine, ask them what they mean”. That sentiment was what I was responding to, had no idea where it originated from or that organization as I looked at it for a second. As you noted, most situations are complex and nuanced as are our feelings as well. It's a good reminder for me to be more discerning and thoughtful about the content I engage with.
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but it takes just as much to stand up to our friends." - Dumbledore We've been using this quote with our kids for years. Wonderfully concise post - thanks.
Excellent observations and comments as usual, Robert. However, I'm completely baffled as to how we can "re-set" our moral compass, as there seems to be a steeper decline into barbarianism and overall lack of human value in areas of armed conflict, let alone our government leaders.