The inevitabilities of not looking back Re: Pelosi, Obama
The cliché regarding failure to learn from history does not take into account a willingness by some people to simply live with it. That is, a willingness to admit it happened with a “So what?” attitude thus demonstrating, in my opinion, an immature outlook on the purpose of living; a lack of fun making relationships and witnessing consequences, if you will.
This constant “Let us forge-onward and don’t look back” mentality has its place, I do agree, but not in instances wherein there is documented evidence war crimes have been committed accompanied by horrible atrocities and at the same time there are hoards of people stealing money out of your national treasury and more than a few people are arrested, brutalized and even murdered due to the color of their skin.
These are not instances time alone will heal, if that is the prevailing thought. Also, If there is going to be a complete healing process, “Time” will need some help and not a mere Band-Aid. As an example, let’s take an amputation. Nancy Pelosi thought she could put a Band-Aid on an amputation. She waltzed onto the Senate floor, slapped a Band-Aid on an amputated limb and tossed it off the table.
-“Oh, what a wonderful American am I” she demurred to the thunderous applause of the Republicans.
Our Pres. Obama thought he could use a Band-Aid on an amputation. He felt all the shit that had gone on before his administration took over would be just OK until the 3:00 AM winds began drifting towards his bedroom windows.
-“WTF do I do now?” he moans.
-Did you say something, dear?
-Nothing, sweetheart, nothing at all. (Dammit!)
Moral: How can you expect people you govern to act any differently? As Frank Arbuckle use to say on the radio, “You get what you pay for.”
As always,
BB
This constant “Let us forge-onward and don’t look back” mentality has its place, I do agree, but not in instances wherein there is documented evidence war crimes have been committed accompanied by horrible atrocities and at the same time there are hoards of people stealing money out of your national treasury and more than a few people are arrested, brutalized and even murdered due to the color of their skin.
These are not instances time alone will heal, if that is the prevailing thought. Also, If there is going to be a complete healing process, “Time” will need some help and not a mere Band-Aid. As an example, let’s take an amputation. Nancy Pelosi thought she could put a Band-Aid on an amputation. She waltzed onto the Senate floor, slapped a Band-Aid on an amputated limb and tossed it off the table.
-“Oh, what a wonderful American am I” she demurred to the thunderous applause of the Republicans.
Our Pres. Obama thought he could use a Band-Aid on an amputation. He felt all the shit that had gone on before his administration took over would be just OK until the 3:00 AM winds began drifting towards his bedroom windows.
-“WTF do I do now?” he moans.
-Did you say something, dear?
-Nothing, sweetheart, nothing at all. (Dammit!)
Moral: How can you expect people you govern to act any differently? As Frank Arbuckle use to say on the radio, “You get what you pay for.”
Breaking: wingnut tweets followers to bring guns to meetings
by RiderOnTheStorm
Excerpt:
Based on the news that health care events are edging into violence, an anti-health care reform protester in New Mexico named Scott Oskay is calling on his hundreds of online followers to bring firearms to town halls, and to 'badly hurt' SEIU and ACORN counter protesters
And
But the significance of a request to people to arm themselves, and to be ready
to use those weapons to inflict violence on others at these meetings, is unmistakable. I very much hope his advice is disregarded, and equally hope that security staff at these meetings are highly vigilant. I fear this won't end well
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/7/763357/-Breaking:-wingnut-tweets-followers-to-bring-guns-to-meetings
As always,
BB
posted by BB at 1:08 AM
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