On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
On 6/18/15, Tim Beelen <tim@diffalt.com> wrote:
And if these sensible "Russian" ideas proliferate wherever ... fucking around in Ukraine?
that the USA is the principled, honourable, fair and reasonable example we (the rest of the world) should all be drinking from? ... I missed the part where the US still holds the moral high ground? Seriously ... I missed that part. I get that it might be difficult looking out from within...
I so -want- those who hold power to live to a higher "moral" standard - hell, any standard that we "mere peasants" (like, what the fuck would we know?) can perceive consistently as being worthy of some, or any, admiration.
I find the world a rather sad place, in far too many ways. It saddens me greatly that the United States of America has sacrificed her international good will to such an extent as is the case.
Expect hope and empathy from me, but no sympathy. Individual humans must wake up, and begin to take individual and human stands. Stands of compassion, justice, principle.
Please. To the best of your ability, take the words of your founding fathers to heart. Live as best you can in the heritage that was intended for you. And encourage as many others to do likewise.
I suspect significant turmoil in the years to come, and I do not envy any one who must suffer such consequences. It's just a hunch I have. When power fails and the lights go out, people get scared of the dark, of the uncertainty.
Everything has cycles, nations no less.
Good luck, you (and the whole world) may need it,
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