Words, what are they good for?

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Wednesday August 19, 2015 · 11:53 AM PDT

2015/08/19 · 11:53

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about, well, everything. It is true that all of our problems aren’t immediately solvable, certainly not all at once. That doesn’t mean that we can’t endeavor to find solutions that aren’t so damaging as to make the original problems seem tame.

How do we listen to one another and then act to ease the pain, fight for the just cause, and make a world where love and peace aren’t just words.

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Friday November 20, 2009 · 10:12 PM PST

2009/11/20 · 22:12

If we are to do health CARE reform correctly, then we need to stand up and say enough is enough. 94% is just not good enough. Why should America be the only country that doesn't have a universal health CARE system? The people who hold the lives of the citizenry in their hands, the members of Congress should think long and hard about the fact that they represent people, not consumers. These are human beings we are talking about. We are not just numbers or dollars or any other thing, first we are lives.
The Republicans spout all manner of crap and the Democrats that fight human rights are horrible. The Right supposedly preaches a pro-life agenda, but they love to worship money and preach hate and fear instead. I am not saying that there is not an equal measure of the same on the Left.
This leaves the rest of us in the Center. I don't understand what the problem with money is? We just need to tip the balance of the scales back to where we were, well never. We can no longer afford to leave anyone behind.

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Thursday November 19, 2009 · 10:22 PM PST

2009/11/19 · 22:22

Now is the time for all of us to take a long look at how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. There seems to be a real tug for the soul of America. The Republicans have shown themselves to be keepers of the Chaos theory: if you keep people running around screaming long enough, fearful of their lives, eventually they'll go mad enough to agree with everything you have to say. The opposite lesson one learns from the "Boy That Cried Wolf". I think they're going to learn that the jig is up.

It is not entirely their fault that we are where we are now. They have had some help from the Democrats. But as with all things, this too must change. The problem as I see it is actually very simple, but there are many who make it far too complex in order to prevent themselves from resolving it. So that we may resolve problems, we must make order out of chaos. I know this can be done because it had been done before, over and over again. History is littered with humanity’s successes and failures, this era being no different.

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Sunday November 08, 2009 · 9:18 AM PST

2009/11/08 · 09:18

When will we ever learn? The real reason single payer was taken off the table, abortion. I consider myself to be anti-abortion, pro-choice. Seems irrational to those that can't quite grasp the concept of contraception.

It is with great sadness that American women are yet again told that the equal rights amendment is just a bunch of hollow words. Until women are seen as quite capable of making those life affirming decisions, we will always be second class.

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