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» pink101 - Southern Thinking

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Right. We cannot allow ourselves to be bludgeoned down into some cesspool or in a morass of self pity.
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But, we cannot stick our head in the sand of our own comfort either.
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The idea of values comes to my mind and I see how so many people have connected with the new Republicanism and the "values" claims that have been made by its Neo-Con leaders. And, all the while, the values that have always driven America into the future from the beginning have been progressive (Liberal). This idea of survival of the fittest in a capitalistic mode means to hell with those people that cannot compete with the rich and famous.
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There's a lot of work to do and we CAN do it. We've done it before and we will do it again; but, it won't happen if we hide from the challenge. The Boomers--I hate to say--have given us George W. Bush. I don't expect they will do much about getting rid of that way of doing things.
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-- posted by pink101