tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post8750883055989603522..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Melissa Harris Perry in Iowa37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14582210502660657302016-02-06T03:20:36.033-05:002016-02-06T03:20:36.033-05:00That is very scary. I've been very scared at w...That is very scary. I've been very scared at which way this world is going. Over here as well, instead of simply helping refugees, "right wing" parties are scaring people and telling them horror stories of people who just happen to look different. The "right wing" parties in power are making it worse by stationing soldiers in public places, heightening the fear. It all makes me feel hopeless.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-24474245805820241412016-02-05T06:15:00.179-05:002016-02-05T06:15:00.179-05:00How is Clinton a Trump or Cruz in disguise?! I wou...How is Clinton a Trump or Cruz in disguise?! I would be interested in hearing the thinking behind THAT statement.<br /><br />As for this incident, I hadn't heard about it -- but my take is the same as yours. People like Trump and Cruz (and Rush Limbaugh) are to blame for creating the conditions that make people think it's OK to say and do things like this. Outrageous. Really.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-49520069357042910622016-02-04T22:15:18.186-05:002016-02-04T22:15:18.186-05:00Very scary, and so VERY wrong. I don't underst...Very scary, and so VERY wrong. I don't understand how people can do this to other people.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-72095726272903555822016-02-04T19:24:54.011-05:002016-02-04T19:24:54.011-05:00I feel despair in reading this. Really I do. I feel despair in reading this. Really I do. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-78173498492052614992016-02-04T16:25:04.272-05:002016-02-04T16:25:04.272-05:00Wow. 'What the holy fuck' indeed.Wow. 'What the holy fuck' indeed.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055235050276862927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-4717730255682424312016-02-04T14:11:43.699-05:002016-02-04T14:11:43.699-05:00How completely terrifying. I keep saying that Trum...How completely terrifying. I keep saying that Trump is just one idiot but what scares me is that he is leading the poles. Nazi Germany, indeed! The Holocaust didn't happen overnight but after years of instilling hate and fear into it's people. God, what is our world going to be like for our children and their children? Is there any hope? I will leave you with a poem that I left on Ms. Moon's blog a few days ago. <br /><br />It's 3:23 in the morning, and I'm awake<br /><br />because my great, great, grandchildren won't let me sleep.<br /><br />My great, great, grandchildren ask me in dreams<br /><br />what did you do, while the planet was plundered?<br /><br />what did you do, when the earth was unraveling?<br /><br />surely you did something when the seasons started failing<br /><br />as the mammals, reptiles, and birds were all dying?<br /><br />did you fill the streets with protest when democracy was stolen?<br /><br />what did you do<br /><br />once<br /><br />you<br /><br />knew?<br /><br />-Drew Dellinger - 2003Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-28564300169067187582016-02-04T13:09:42.823-05:002016-02-04T13:09:42.823-05:00You know, I think shame is a natural reaction for ...You know, I think shame is a natural reaction for a number of reasons. First of all, this idiot would probably assume (until proven otherwise) that any white person at the scene would be in agreement with him. He also thinks he is representing white people, and a few African Americans will think the same - and I wouldn't blame them. For that, I would be ashamed to be the same species let alone color as him. <br />The irony in all of this is that the whites who spout this stuff are usually the lowest of the low in the first place. <br />Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-4873340178752006542016-02-04T12:14:46.605-05:002016-02-04T12:14:46.605-05:00Oh god. It's all so true. And also- the fact t...Oh god. It's all so true. And also- the fact that she is a woman. Not just a woman of a darker hue. But a woman. I don't know a woman in the world who has not had similar things happen to her but of course, add in the "Nazi Germany" thing and it's an even more sinister and evil situation. It has become absolutely unbelievable, the way our culture is so quickly enveloping this sinister evil. It is NOT acceptable, the things that are coming out of these politicians' mouths. Where is this going to end? And how? Because it simply must. <br />I am in despair. I never in my life thought I would see and hear such things being accepted by the American people. Not only accepted, but cheered on. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-32351293469471638002016-02-04T12:07:27.604-05:002016-02-04T12:07:27.604-05:00e, anger I understand, but i would argue there is ...e, anger I understand, but i would argue there is no call for shame as you are not part of the problem. you have awareness, and that is key. as for despair, well, i suppose that would mean no hope for improvement, and so let's not go there yet, dear friend. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-56469669231045363242016-02-04T11:19:55.318-05:002016-02-04T11:19:55.318-05:00This was a potentially deadly assault and an examp...This was a potentially deadly assault and an example of the extreme racism that is rampant in this country. She has every right to go when and where she wants as a citizen. This is being played down because the media is corporately owned and controlled...I am just glad she came to no harm. Often now, I feel shame, anger, despair in what I see and read about in this country.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com