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The Price Nations Pay for Vengeance and Hatred
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict two generations of youth have grown up with hatred for one another. So when Palestinian terrorists recently kidnapped and killed an Israeli boy Israeli terrorist kidnapped a Palestinian boy of the same age and burned him to death unleashing another episode of bombings, rockets, and shelling that killed many more children thus minimizing the original acts. So what has really been accomplished by either side in all the resulting killing and suffering? Most certainly if each intended to kill out of revenge most certainly both sides have succeeded. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged Israel, killing, Palestine, permanently unemployed, poverty, resolve conflicts, Satan, vengeance, war
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‘The Pursuit of Happiness’
I have written on my Home page and on a number of posts in this blog that ‘the pursuit of happiness’ is one of my core values. In fact I consider it my most important value. Without it this would … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged aspirations, better future, crime, dreams, hope, poverty
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The Price of Poverty and Ignoance – What are our Alternatives?
The food stamp program has recently ended a temporary increase due to the downturn in the economy a few years ago and is under attack by Republican lawmakers. They want to reduce it by $40 billion over the next 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, Social Issues
Tagged $40 billion, congress, crime, poverty, Prevention, smaller military, Victims
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What America Means to Me
In spite of much criticism of our government and social issues, I feel that this has been a rather amazing country to have been born and lived in for me personally. I have truly lived the American dream and achieved far more than I ever thought possible. This country is far from perfect but it has much going for it to compensate for all its inadequacies. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged American dream, Children, compassion, criticism, education, handicap, learning disabilities, love, poverty, retire, social injustice, sucessful career
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Hopelessly Poor in the Land of Milk & Honey
For a kid living in an environment of abject poverty I can imagine the difficulties they would face in trying to excel in school or going to college to escape their world of oppressive poverty. Such environments do not provide the nurturing and social expectations to become successful. The only feasible way to make significant money is through criminal means. The only way to get nurturing as a youth is to join a gang since parents were usually not at home due to work or otherwise occupied. Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, Social Issues
Tagged aid, Black, crime, dispair, education, expectation, gangs, Hispanic, hopless, nurturing, poverty, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Wealth
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Conservatives would like to Cut Subsidy Programs to the Poor
A few days ago the Republican House voted to cut off $40 billion from the food stamp program. If they had it their way they would totally cut off all subsidy programs for the needy from the Federal budget. As … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Issues, Government
Tagged compassion, crime, food stamps, government subsities, jobs, law enforcement, national debt, poverty, Republican House, riots
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The Mother of All Problems that No One Wants to Deal With
I consider population a problem when a social-economic structure produces more problems than solutions and can no longer sustain itself. We have witnessed throughout history the fall of many great civilizations and empires due to this. Nations often try to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged greenhouse gases, overpopulation, pollution, poverty, resources
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