tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post8122736959535881050..comments2023-10-08T07:04:49.054-07:00Comments on The Writing Life: It's Time to Get Out of the Waterkariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-81403630758209166542015-12-11T10:55:25.044-08:002015-12-11T10:55:25.044-08:00Dee, I plan to continue to speak out for peace, em...Dee, I plan to continue to speak out for peace, empathy, and compassion. I will continue to support candidates who truly understand what it takes to do the hard work of including everyone and lifting everyone up.<br /><br />Anonymous, I don't understand your comment. I do understand how hot the water is, but in this analogy, the hot water is representative of the hatred spewed by people like Carson and Trump toward people they have no reason to hate. I don't feel as though I am risking American lives by showing kindness for human beings fleeing terrorism in Syria, especially since those refugees go through a two-year vetting process before being allowed in to our country. In all truth, Americans pose a bigger risk to American lives than anyone else and if we don't stop screaming unfounded things at each other out of fear and start working together out of a sense of shared goals, we won't get very far. I think that the damage that Trump and Carson (and many of the rest of the GOP presidential candidates) can do with their hateful rhetoric is far larger than anything I could say or do.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-64685141723335909462015-12-11T02:02:29.383-08:002015-12-11T02:02:29.383-08:00So, just how many American lives are you willing t...So, just how many American lives are you willing to risk? I don't think "you" understand how hot the water is.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24806308.post-63241923923628257592015-11-24T12:42:21.003-08:002015-11-24T12:42:21.003-08:00Dear Kario, your frog analogy is an apt one. The w...Dear Kario, your frog analogy is an apt one. The water in the political/cultural pot is getting hotter and hotter, moving toward boiling as we watch the GOP and its candidates spew their philosophy of Hatred. It's insidious and begins to tarnish all of us. What do you plan to do? Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.com