Yep, it was a blowout. I read that we were a "deep-blue" state. I didn't know that. 15,000 people rallied the day before in Safeco; that in itself is pretty amazing. Good that so many are getting involved. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
Emily, congrats on my old home state feeling the Bern! On 03/27/2016 09:37 AM, emily.mae50@... mailto:emily.mae50@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Mike, you continue to be so far off base in your statements on refugees that are being allowed to come here, it's incredible. You simply never adjust your position to reflect the facts; you rigidly adhere to what you *think* and then wallow in self-righteousness, despite all evidence to the contrary. Fascinates me, really, as so many, like you adopt this different perception of reality. Your mind seems a very frightened place. Facts about the Syrian Refugees Facts about the Syrian Refugees The Paris bombings and other recent terrorist attacks have given rise to a political debate within the United States about the Obama administration’s plan ... View on www.factcheck.org Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote : Right, there is *intent* to play the emotions, especially when you show bloodied children and lifeless bodies. What's the saying... A picture is worth a thousand words. The the next step is that we have to bring them all here into our communities or we are heartless bastards. Just as you predictably pointed out, the excuse is, *They will enrich our communities with diversity* That's just pure BS! There is no way to accurately vet who is coming, what their intent is, how or even if, they will adapt to a foreign culture. Meanwhile, ISIS is infiltrating the ranks of genuine refugees, intent on doing as much harm as they can. Other refugees, not all mind you, who may not be terrorists are exactly what liberals proclaim to hate... violent, misogynistic, homophobic , anti -Semitic, xenophobic bastards that are convinced that they are superior to anyone else. But then, how many women marry a man they are attracted to for some reason, knowing he has many faults that she can't stand but is convinced that she can *change* him. Sorry Anne, bringing large numbers of foreign people here that can't be properly vetted, especially from cultures that have a strong tendency to *not* assimilate and think your culture is inferior is a bad idea. It's a far better idea to put pressure on neighboring countries to absorb the refugees until things settle down. Western and European countries could help foot the bill although the oil rich countries should be able to handle it. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" mailto:awoelflebater@...[FairfieldLife] <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote : No one has said anything about *design* to trick anybody. A wealthy person can give all that he has to help the poor and then become poor himself. What has he accomplished? Feeding a bunch of people for a day and then making himself poor as well, At that point, he becomes a victim as well, needing help himself. This is not being smart, not how he became wealthy in the first place. Better to have a strategy that helps all and doesn't hurt anyone. The first rule of the Hippocratic oath is *do no harm*, neither to the patient nor the doctor. A dead doctor doesn't heal anyone! I'm sure Europe doesn't want to go through those bombed out buildings again. No, you used the word "intent" which implies some sort of manipulation of the viewer through the use of these photos. These are journalistic photographs of what is going on, not some staged actors playing the part of victims accompanied by saccharine background music. You can either accept it or not. You can either turn away or not. You can either put yourself mentally/imaginatively in these people's situation or not and try and understand the fear, the uncertainty, the devastation. You can realize that other humans seeking refuge from such horrendous war conditions need help or you might not. You could, certainly, conceive of the fact that human beings coming to this big country we call "America" might add diversity, richness and more humanity instead of having a decimating effect on what you perceive of as "America" or not. It is your choice, your ability or inability or willingness or unwillingness to accept this possibility which determines your status as either compassionate or narrow and small - living in fear and constriction. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote : This is exactly what I'm referring to when I say *the heart*. All emotion. Such pictures tug on the *heart strings*. The intent is to evoke compassion , for those affected, the desire to help. Nothing wrong with that! Just don't create more and bigger problems with the solution! Don't destroy what you have in the name of helping others out of their unfortunate circumstances. Mike, these images are what they are. They aren't "designed" to do anything - they are what is happening, they are not staged or embellished. Bombed out cities really exist in Syria, real blood is being spilled, families are being decimated. This isn't some fiction made up in Hollywood - these are images captured on camera by journalists. Your final sentence is self serving and remarkably selfish. Don't inconvenience yourself or threaten your own comfort by putting yourself out for others who are in danger of losing their lives. No siree, let's just make sure we all have our daily bread and our creature comforts and the rest of those poor sods be damned; fend for yourselves you unlucky bastards. From: "awoelflebater@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Pope - Again ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> mailto:mdixon.6569@... wrote : Maharishi also speaks in the Gita about the balance of heart and mind. One should not rule over the other. If we are all compassionate without thinking things through, we get ourselves in trouble. If we are all mind and intellect, we lose our full potential as humans. There needs to be a balance.Maharishi said Arjuna had a rare balance of both heart and mind. He didn't want to fight and kill his own family and loved ones but he also knew the consequences of not doing his duty. In the end, Arjuna performs his duty and fulfills his dharma. Nobody wants entire populations uprooted and moved into foreign, both culturally and physically, new locations that cause conflict for everyone involved, yet this is the result of past policies in the EU. Europeans are rethinking what they have done and realizing being open and unconditionally welcoming without thinking things through wasn't the smartest move for either migrants or their local populations. There have got to be better ways that have not been explored yet. Well, when you think of what those "better ways" might be have a look at what these fellow human beings are fleeing from/dealing with.
