June 14, 2016
As the world goes to Helena Handbasket, we mourn the loss of life in Orlando and slog forward with the Orange Man spouting hate and vitriol that too many Americans may buy in to. I've tried to point out that it's the bullets that do the killing and have actually done a small part to keep fifty of them from ever entering another human being. The naysayers will never understand about the bullets, evidently, and that's a real shame.
Our society is on the brink of something and even though I've teased a conservative friend that Donald Duck could be the President and all would go along pretty much as always (okay I was wrong.. we got GW Bush and the OM is making big waves)... things are moving apace so quickly that the momentum of disaster may be upon us. Reason is being trumped (pun intended) by fear and loathing. The only thing that I can do is to stop being afraid and angry as best I can. It ain't easy.
The rising tide of stupidity and anger is a sign of our times. Frustration leads to acting out. We see it more and more. Bad communication is the culprit and the only way to better communication, to me, is the desire to be better at it. Ego and derision take center stage and we may see that more and more in the months to come. We must be the calm in the eye of the hurricane as best we can, but, be ready if/when the storm moves through leaving tatters in its pathway.
Wow.. where did that come from?
Flag Day 2016
michaelsheehan
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