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  1. #1
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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.
    Fred

    "Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've
    stayed alive."

    '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!
    The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke

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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
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Honda View Post
    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.
    The place to talk about that, if that is what you believe, is probably in the threads involved, not in a thread welcoming back a long-gone member, whom everyone missed.

    Welcome back, UTAH! I thought about you, your motorcycle, Ninja Wife, the Pink Volvo and The Brit many times over the years!!!

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    I just saw this Bill. I will say again; we are better with you than without you. I hope you stay
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    The internet should come with a warning.

    CAUTION: YOUR FEELINGS COULD BE HURT.

    I forget sometimes too.
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    ...and we all soldier on - as we should. I think it's meant to be.

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
    The place to talk about that, if that is what you believe, is probably in the threads involved, not in a thread welcoming back a long-gone member, whom everyone missed.

    Welcome back, UTAH! I thought about you, your motorcycle, Ninja Wife, the Pink Volvo and The Brit many times over the years!!!
    Hi Kevin. Enjoy your intellect and your posts. I'm glad you have come back around after quite a long absence. In the meantime I've been around here every day for a couple of years. With all good intentions I would I ask if it's possible to refrain from lecturing me on how to participate in these forums. Thanking you in advance. Tom
    OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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    Well, I thought of my comment as a suggestion, rather than a lecture. I get paid for lectures!

    But I will I certainly take your comment in the spirit I have no doubt it was intended. Thank you for adding your name to the post - it helps personalize interactions, in a good way, I think. It is a lot harder to think of "Tom" as just another anonymous person on the Internet. I don't know who "Honda" is from Adam, but "Tom" is a friend.

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    Excellent comments, my friends.

    I thank all of you.

    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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