Testy, today, hun? Sorry to hear That.

So, if we don’t agree on something, I’m a bigot? Well, truth be told, I suppose there is some of that in most human beings, myself included.

It tends to grow, willy-nilly, out of the human condition despite our best efforts.

Regarding my repeated examples, yes, they are anecedotal, but they do start adding up to a weight of some measurarble quanity.

But don’t you wonder why people are the way they are? What motivated the Turkish kid to kill his sister, and why would the family, as well as that community where they lived, cheer for the killer’s light sentence, and seemingly not morn the death of the sister?

It is all a mystery to me…but interesting.

(This will sound agressive and argumenative, but I don’t mean it that way), And yet, if there is enough of these individual incidents, doesn’t this somethwere lend itself to the thought that maybe the problem is structural, within the community?

Well, it’s a shame that we have been talking past one another. But you are right, we are not getting anywhere, even in common understanding of one another…I was kind of curious Who you were, why you thought the way you did…what made you the way you are?

But here is another example of why the written word often fails us…the above doesn’t sound good either.

Well, it was ment kindly.

Be Good,

Traveller

Oh don’t fool yourself. Anyone who is still paying attention has had to endure airy-fairy adolescent musings that dodge and weave the question from you. I take it this is your final answer, to which I can only conclude you are a bigot.

Btw, I can come up with hundreds of anecedotal stories – an example of which would be the story you just cited – on almost any subject. By themselves, they’re meaningless.

I might add as a parenthetical thought that swopa has a pretty nice post on page one concerning Iran.

Do you know how to link? Learn.

I might add as a parenthetical thought that swopa has a pretty nice post on page one concerning Iran.

However, since it is pretty much in accord with my thinking on the matter…I don’t have anything to add.

Which is not to say that there isn’t a heap and a bushel of objectionable things about Iran…but bombing it is no solution.

Best Wishes,

Traveller

I have addressed the issue of the day ad nauseam.

I disagree with much of what Tacitus writes. I do not consider him a racist. I’ve spelled it out. I’ve given my reasons.

You disagree, fine. People are allowed to disagree.

But aren’t you tired of being marginalized? Aren’t you tired of losing elections, largely due to some perceived ideological purity?

Bigotry? I don’t think so. Seeing is what is important. The new story of the day:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/a…..32,00.html

I don’t like these kind of stories and I could give you a dozen every day.

This troubles me, and it should trouble you also.

Condemn people? I obviously do, but by in large I try to understand people…Even this Turkish shooter.

It is you that is avoiding the issue, the elephant in the room, and what should be the Liberal response.

Best Wishes,

Traveller

Why would you condemn someone who is right?

By contrast, this is an example of an unsupported statement. What is your evidence for this? Without it, it’s fearmongering and bigotry. Shame.

You know, a question has been asked of you and Davinci several times now. Yet it remains unanswered.

Your little “I’m a healer” schtick – which you’ve done for years – is transparent. Funny, you never actually seem to condemn anyone on the right. Wonder why that is….

People matter,they matter also…and, as a rule, they are smart.

Real best wishes to you Chris,

Traveller

…this is not the most important story of the day, but it is from today and so I pass it along to you as an object lesson of where our efforts sould be directed.

People helping people, people trying to bring change…Good on them is all I can say.

We should all be doing the same.

http://www.emailthis.clickabil…..3&pt=Y

If CNN makes you watch a 10 second commercial, you’ll live though it, and besides…she’s pretty…lol

Cross Posted to Tacitus and FDL

Best Wishes,

Travaeller

So is there many things to attack josh on as a liberal/Progressive/Radical-moderate you bet this just seems not one. In honesty I have never been a fan of red state and know little of what Ben wrote or believed. I would assume it is free market GOP talking points and social conservatism. I have issues with what people deem as free markets and think that without regulation you would not have anything that resembles free-markets I also think that if you do not factor in labor and human rights that markets are inhuman. I also have little use for conservative religious dogmatism.

Still if I were to rank issue that need addressing They would be less ideological but would have to be compromises.

In no true order:
Reform of the UN
The enviroment and energy solutions for the future
Our own deficits and the impact on mine and the next generation.
The problems with radical faith systems and the threat they have to global health.
Global human rights and the ability of the west or first world to deal with so many issues.
Health care reform be it insurance based single payer or universal in nature.
All the issues of science and faith
Education and media reform

Attacking partisan hacks of all stripes with non-sequesters