Opinion

I fear that those of us who have never known war first hand will, in our ignorance of and inaction to distant evils, serve only to give them time to perpetrate those horrors again and again.
Facts: In the Holocaust, six million men, women and children were exterminated.
Just so there’s no doubt, patriotism means “love that people feel for their country” (Merriam-Webster) “strong feelings of love, respect, and duty toward your country” (MacMillan) “The quality of being patriotic; vigorous support for one’s country” (Oxford) “devotion to one’s own country and concern for its defence” (Collins) “the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud of it” (Cambridge) None of these widely recognized, authoritative sources mention The President.
What’s the difference? (Count the flags.)
Hillary’s private email system is not subject to the FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act).
The one-percenters are that portion of the US population that have an inordinate amount of wealth.
Wise Blood
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February 13, 2015
Last night, I watched “Wise Blood” (1979 film production) as derived from the Flannery O’Conner novel of the same name.
The Real World
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February 10, 2015
On the one hand there are those who, given the opportunity, would kill us without any thought of our individuality.

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