tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post5951737952198611398..comments2023-01-14T05:10:26.912-05:00Comments on Democracy Under Fire: A Lament For The WorldRuralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-55431100275659927892017-02-12T11:21:23.001-05:002017-02-12T11:21:23.001-05:00There is that old adage of having ones head in the...There is that old adage of having ones head in the sand, OwenRuralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-56573594600715709992017-02-12T11:06:53.431-05:002017-02-12T11:06:53.431-05:00It's not hard to connect the dots, Rural -- if...It's not hard to connect the dots, Rural -- if you can see them.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-3413018592202839272017-02-12T10:53:06.770-05:002017-02-12T10:53:06.770-05:00Thanks guys, History tells us that not all dictato...Thanks guys, History tells us that not all dictators came to power through military means but more through lack of realization of the population as to where a particular 'leader' was taking them. The "First they came ..." poem written by Pastor Martin Niemöller was a warning of what was about to come, I truly hope that the current situation does not end with the same outcome.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-33581786287715213682017-02-12T10:07:41.398-05:002017-02-12T10:07:41.398-05:00hi Rural...that's very good, and so true. So f...hi Rural...that's very good, and so true. So frighteningly true. I'd print a copy and paste it on my fridge, but I'd rather not have Trump's stormtroopers see it when they come bursting through the door. I used to believe that you shouldn't compare the present to the past, but not anymore....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-31528057236596361812017-02-12T09:13:10.807-05:002017-02-12T09:13:10.807-05:00Well-stated, Rural. I am heartened, however, by th...Well-stated, Rural. I am heartened, however, by the fact that America's rise to racism and fascism is not being ignored by the people. There appears to be no flagging of energy to protest, thus far, although it probably won't e long until the Orange Ogre labels such activities as 'un-American and unpatriotic.'Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com