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    I am a Coward

    Which is why I'm here tonight.

    I left this site because I disliked the hatred our members were sharing with each other. I feared reading it and dealing with it. That was a mistake - for, when we are silent in the face of adversity - we allow it to continue. I, and we, should continue to contribute to this outstanding site to demonstrate we are part of the solution, not the problem.

    Frankly, I wish I could bravely say this action of mine was planned. It was not. The hurtful actions of some of our out of control societal members today cannot go unaddressed. And, we need to show we are not going anywhere due to fear. Our country is better than that. We are better than that.

    Thank you for listening, my friends. To you, I promise I will do better.

    Hunter
    I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead

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    Welcome back. Always good to hear an opinion.
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    'Take care of yourself, and each other.'

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    Screw you

    I'll try to do better...

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    Welcome back!
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    Welcome back, sometimes you need to step back to recharge yourself, to regain or find a new perspective.

    I have taken a few Chautauqua's from here and other places for just those reasons. Good to see our paths cross again.

    A coward doesn't face his weaknesses real or perceived, you sir are no coward.
    "The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"

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    Hunter, as I told you at that time, your opinions are not only valued and welcome, but also needed and expected...

    In my studies of mid-20th Century history, I came across the words of Martin Niemoller...They are as appropriate now as they ever were...
    First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

    Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
    You are certainly no coward, sir......Ben
    The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...

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    Thank you, my friends. You have clearly shown how you, and our system, work.

    Hunter
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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    Thank you, my friends. You have clearly shown how you, and our system, work.

    Hunter
    Actually, I'm retired...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
    Actually, I'm retired...
    That's where the work really begins, it just doesn't pay as well......Ben
    The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...

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    Welcome back..

    I can relate..

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    Glad to have you back Ute. Lots of mean hateful things being said upstairs about a large segment of the American people. I know you were bothered before and left I just wondered how these mean hateful statements are working with you now.
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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    for, when we are silent in the face of adversity - we allow it to continue. I, and we, should continue to contribute to this outstanding site to demonstrate we are part of the solution, not the problem.
    The solution is usually shot or run off by the problem. Neither is entirely right or wrong but the shooting continues.
    This is your mind on drugs!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    Glad to have you back Ute. Lots of mean hateful things being said upstairs about a large segment of the American people. I know you were bothered before and left I just wondered how these mean hateful statements are working with you now.
    Wow...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    Wow...
    I was not speaking of the fools that did what they did at the Congress. I was speaking about many of the members here and elsewhere who supported many of Trumps policies and are not happy about Joe Biden who are being spoken of as in the same ilk as the protestors. You're not dumb Bo you know exactly what I'm talkin about.
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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    You're not dumb Bo you know exactly what I'm talkin about.
    Yea I'm betting he does but there's a different twist I think. IMHO
    This is your mind on drugs!

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