In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

- John McCrae, 1915

There is nothing wrong with you.

Open letter to the Democratic Party

Try to make it through this appeal, even if your eyes start bleeding from the white on black. Hmm, black and white, interesting choices.

Your constant references to the opinions of the rest of the world scared me, and I'm not talking about the "global test" comment. I don't care what Europeans think about me or my country. I learned in high school that living my life with one eye on the opinions of everyone else leads only to unnecessary turmoil and pointless pain. Why didn't you?

Gee, when I was in highschool, I learned that fighting was bad, and hurting other people was wrong, regardless of the circumstances. I learned that the bullies made no friends, they were mean, and that is was better to avoid phsyical confrontation to the best of my ability.

This isn't a time for rebellion. Grow up and start using your words!

BTW, it's not just Europe, sweetie.

Which File Extension are You?

So we are completely disappointed by the results of the election. In fact, I don't think there are words for the dispair felt at the turn of the tides. Or, more correctly, the continuous flow of the sewage downhill. The US is sinking, and we in Canada are unfortunately intimately connected to them. From the maps, we see, it is the middle, the large sprawling middle of America, swathed in red, charging with their electoral capital.

How can we reach these people? I think we need to visit them, as Canadians, and the international community. I recall envoys of citizens travelling to Iraq and Afganistan, in the name of peace. I think we need to travel to these states, to let them know personally that there are other ways of living. But not in a confrontational way. In a very quiet, friendly, unassuming way, like stopping by for a barbeque, or a game of croquet in the backyard. I think there is a desire to grab the leaders of the country and shake them into line at this moment, but that is not going to do anything. It is in the hands of the people to make the shift as much as the leaders.

caterina

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