tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post7627205873410909572..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Post-OccupyedGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-88856430801926583722011-11-20T12:13:03.530-06:002011-11-20T12:13:03.530-06:00My opinion as a non-young person: We live in toug...My opinion as a non-young person: We live in tough times. Maybe not tougher than when the battles were taking place when the Unions began all those decades ago and company owners stepped out to kill workers, etc. Don't know if this is worse, BUT with the media laying things in the face so easily and so often, it's hard to see the reality. I wouldn't want to be there, necessarily, but if that was the only way to get an overview, it might need to happen... someday.<br /><br />One aspect that has made MANY Nebraskans just want to cringe is the "Cornhusker Kickback"... believe me, that was not the norm for us. And our politician has been losing ground ever since.<br /><br />Good summary of this serious situation.<br /><br />Thanks.caryjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488368153291827383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-14395857461433045582011-11-18T19:30:13.208-06:002011-11-18T19:30:13.208-06:00Word. Brother. Word.Word. Brother. Word.H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-64779980174414885402011-11-17T20:58:21.822-06:002011-11-17T20:58:21.822-06:00Glynn, thank you. You gave me pause to think and ...Glynn, thank you. You gave me pause to think and pray.Cindee Snider Rehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997207017359343963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-73991710676943828892011-11-17T05:59:36.884-06:002011-11-17T05:59:36.884-06:00Powerful -- both your piece and the comments.
As ...Powerful -- both your piece and the comments.<br /><br />As Susan said -- Thank you GlynnLouise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-40005704501679658952011-11-16T17:49:15.054-06:002011-11-16T17:49:15.054-06:00I often think both conservatives and liberals are ...I often think both conservatives and liberals are right about the vices of their opponents. There are elites on both the left and the right, many of them making careers of controversy. They are both very corruptable, if not already corrupt. That isn't only cynicism; it's another version of the familiar quote by Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely". Yes, pray, deliver us from evil, in our opponents and in ourselves.Michael Dodarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218455310804805561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-81983459879277943132011-11-16T15:26:40.302-06:002011-11-16T15:26:40.302-06:00Thank you, Glynn ... on many fronts.Thank you, Glynn ... on many fronts.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-62515197025089515292011-11-16T11:41:44.091-06:002011-11-16T11:41:44.091-06:00My understanding is that there is a restraining or...My understanding is that there is a restraining order against the City (the case is scheduled for a Tuesday hearing), which means it cannot keep people out of Zuccotti Park; indeed, some people have gone back into the park, though they must pass through barriers, put up to ensure tents and tarps are not brought back in. (The Supreme Court has upheld rules about city parks, so the no tents/tarps reg can be enforced.) No one can sleep there either, although they are not prevented from sitting up all night on a bench or table (see the NYT City Room photo of this). <br /><br />Still, although the park is now largely empty, I'm not ready to dismiss the protest there or in the other cities as just lots of hot air. Wrongs - and the inequities highlighted by #OWS, even if not so expertly focused on the institutions responsible, are to be deplored - are never corrected by staying quiet. This country's history has shown the truth of that over and over. Peaceful protests can bring change. Billy-clubbing protesters and dumping 5,000 books in the trash will not.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-40426946910148578632011-11-16T07:37:09.101-06:002011-11-16T07:37:09.101-06:00News today is an oxymoron, now it's sensationa...News today is an oxymoron, now it's sensationalism and getting the most viewers at any cost. Trust is dieing. You are right.Karen Kyle Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519939237365240288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-70160402525573596842011-11-16T07:34:51.302-06:002011-11-16T07:34:51.302-06:00I pray for the US- I should pray for Europe as wel...I pray for the US- I should pray for Europe as well. I may be wrong, but I believe the original purpose was to protest our government's bail outs, while our citizens can't find work. It's all muddy now. I'm surprised they were allowed to stay in the park as long as they could. NYC has several loitering laws.Karen Kyle Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519939237365240288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-87624823397517038082011-11-16T07:25:54.068-06:002011-11-16T07:25:54.068-06:00Oh yeah. Pray. I keep forgetting that one.Oh yeah. Pray. I keep forgetting that one.Megan Willomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494508400178014999noreply@blogger.com