tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459968529775956046.post8438792108738694810..comments2023-03-21T05:22:18.970-07:00Comments on Yard Fanatic: I Can Take ItSherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553051534396275530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459968529775956046.post-50387477494080862262016-11-30T16:52:09.768-08:002016-11-30T16:52:09.768-08:00Thank you. He will be missed.Thank you. He will be missed.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553051534396275530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459968529775956046.post-36966325685264202062016-11-29T18:57:12.917-08:002016-11-29T18:57:12.917-08:00Oh Sheryl - I'm so sorry to hear about your da...Oh Sheryl - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad.katinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658859113915782535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459968529775956046.post-23166287540199024752016-11-28T18:41:58.564-08:002016-11-28T18:41:58.564-08:00Thank you Les. I feel your disappointment over the...Thank you Les. I feel your disappointment over the choice, but we must not forget why he was elected. The 60 million people you reference are your neighbors, your family, your boss - all of whom feel left behind. The lesson I learned at Arles is that when the community bands together, it survives - even thrives together - in the face of horrible odds. We must work very hard to reach across this gulf - outside of our "walls" where we huddle - to the dispossessed. People are angry about the economy, angry that their jobs have evaporated, angry that the skills they carry don't lead to high paying jobs, angry that drugs and crime have taken over, angry that everything they believe in (whether you agree or not) is threatened. Our work is to solve these things one baby step at a time. Many state and federal officials are completely ineffective because of the greed and corruption that keeps them there. It's up to us to solve our own problems. We need to form neighborhood groups to take care of the needy that live next door, we need to form cooperatives and build businesses to replace those that corporate officers have sent off shore, we need to attend churches that don't spew hate, but instead are active participants in the communities they serve - no matter the gender, race, sexual orientation, or religion they practice, we need to help people find their voice at the ballot box, we need to find local candidates for our school boards, our HOAs, our Sheriffs, commissioners, city councils, that are not part of the current power system and have the desire, if not the record, to help us overhaul the hate that is leaking from our "for the people" institutions. I think we all have had a hand in creating this problem because all of us have stepped back to let someone else deal with it. "Let the government solve it" attitudes quickly deteriorate to "why hasn't the government solved it." Guess what, WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT. You know this Les, and I'm confident that you are going to turn your disappointment into positive action. That's all any of us can do to change our fate as a nation. That's what all of us SHOULD do. Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553051534396275530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8459968529775956046.post-29283586422933436522016-11-28T10:05:30.966-08:002016-11-28T10:05:30.966-08:00Say it!! We are all prepared to fight this UnAmeri...Say it!! We are all prepared to fight this UnAmerican terror. The unNameable is as unamerican as the most illegal immigrant. The man never supported society's structure by paying tax, he evaded serving in the army, he is a bankrupt and a sexual predator. Yet he is revered by 60 mil people who views him as the standard to strive towards. He represents them and is their Messiah. Make no mistake about it, our fight will be long.Franceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196620155138451297noreply@blogger.com