Some brief commentaries:
~From the Internet come some more quotes I found
interesting, intriguing. Among them are:
“In one year guns murdered
17 people in Finland
35 in Australia
39 in England and Wales
60 in Spain
194 in Germany
200 in Canada
And 9,484 in the United
States
God Bless America
~Brady
Campaign
Apart from the statistical difference related to the US ’s larger
population, why do Americans allow the National Rifle Association to control
Congress’ legislation or lack thereof pertaining to use of guns? Surely most of
the fatalities shown above did not involve rifles; these crimes were committed
with hand
guns. Guns may be agents of defense but too often are used as tools of
fear. Why does this travesty continue? Can’t we collaborate on a solution that
meets most of our needs?
~Elizabeth Warren, Democrat candidate for Senate, Massachusetts
“Mitt Romney said corporations are people. No, Mitt, corporations are
not people.
People have hearts, they have kids, they get jobs, they get sick, they
love, cry, dance.
They live and they die.
Learn the difference. We don’t run this country for corporations. We
run it for people.”
Corporations have voices. They have needs. They create jobs
and are valuable partners in our society. They should not have the right to
control elections, lobby our legislators endlessly or buy their votes. If our
elected reps don’t understand that, we need to replace them.
~Amy S. from ‘hagd’ stated this on the Internet:
“Homophobia is the irrational fear that two gay men will break into
your home and redecorate it without your knowledge.”
I cannot conceive of another reason why they would fear gay
people. And perhaps they should redecorate the homes of others; many are in
need!
~Anonymous from the Internet:
“Love means that you accept a person with all their failures,
stupidities, ugly points,
And nonetheless, you see perfection in imperfection itself.”
Ah love! You meet the most wonderful people! Love makes much
possible. Let it happen.
~Another unknown author emblazoned on the Internet:
“90 people have swine flu and everyone wants to wear a mask.
A million people have AIDS and nobody wants to wear a condom.”
There is no accounting for prejudice or lack of common
sense. Or stigma.
If everyone wore a condom during sex except for the express
purpose of conceiving a baby, no one would have AIDS. If everyone were tested
for HIV/AIDS, they would know there status. If they knew they had HIV, wouldn’t
they then know not to spread the disease? What’s the problem here? Stigma?
Ignorance? Lack of common sense? What?
~Photo of a black man holding a placard standing in front of
the US Capitol Building; the placard states:
“I want you to stop being afraid of other Americans,
Of other religions
Of other classes
Of other nations
Of speaking out.
You’re Americans. Act like it!
If you don’t get it, ask an American who does.
Our nation fought this battle against slavery and racial
prejudice for generations. It dawdled on through a lot of our history. The
prejudice remains but lesser so. Still it remains. Why? And the placard could
carry the addition of gays, immigrants and Muslims and carry the same meaty
message. Why are we Americans so resistant to understand these things? Freedom.
Pursuit of happiness. My happiness does not remove your happiness. Hmmmm.
~And finally, Walt Whitman said:
“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.”
Really think about that statement. If you are insulted by
corporations buying elections and votes in our houses of legislation, then it
is wrong and the problem needs to be corrected. How do we do that? How do we
get Congress to agree to do something about it?
Thanks for listening, er reading!
June 18, 2012
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