What Must the World Be Thinking?
Politics of fear and hate97 total reviews
Comment from Zue65
It seems that you hate the world so much, that you would rather welcome extreme methods to solve the ills of the world. I differ with your opinion, for I still believe God is the answer, He (Jesus) teaches love, and the only antidote to hate, is love, what else? Thanks for sharing. Jesus loves you.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2015
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It seems that you hate the world so much, that you would rather welcome extreme methods to solve the ills of the world. I differ with your opinion, for I still believe God is the answer, He (Jesus) teaches love, and the only antidote to hate, is love, what else? Thanks for sharing. Jesus loves you.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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On the contrary, it's not directed at the world, but the dangerousness of a political ideology here at home that preaches distrusting and fearing a group which totals over a billion people worldwide.
Comment from ~Dovey
Five stars for your opinions, they matter and you are entitled to them.
Now that we know what you don't believe in, how about a follow up piece with a proposal as to what you would do to keep our country safe and rectify our world image. How about worrying about what would be the best for our future generations, that would be refreshing, to say the least.
Is there a viable alternative that wouldn't sell us out to the highest bidder? The current administration has done enough damage.
My opinion: I don't support Trump. However, I'd NEVER support Hillary. Where do we find an honest politician? I'd really like to know.
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Five stars for your opinions, they matter and you are entitled to them.
Now that we know what you don't believe in, how about a follow up piece with a proposal as to what you would do to keep our country safe and rectify our world image. How about worrying about what would be the best for our future generations, that would be refreshing, to say the least.
Is there a viable alternative that wouldn't sell us out to the highest bidder? The current administration has done enough damage.
My opinion: I don't support Trump. However, I'd NEVER support Hillary. Where do we find an honest politician? I'd really like to know.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thank you, but I must respectfully disagree with your assessment of the current administration. I believe the damage was done by the previous one. After his disastrous foreign policy, which amounted to a big 'screw you!' to the rest of the world, there was one HELL of a huge amount of mess to clean up, and I think this President had been successful, for the most part. Thank you for keeping you disagreement civil!
Comment from Janet Foor
You have made some excellent points. I don't agree with all of them but as an American and follower of the constitution, I will always defend your right to express them. And I need the $$$. Thanks.
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You have made some excellent points. I don't agree with all of them but as an American and follower of the constitution, I will always defend your right to express them. And I need the $$$. Thanks.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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You don't know HOW much it pains me to find out you're just using me for the money, I feel so writer-slutty!
Comment from Jumbo J
Hi Mike,
yeah, we are laughing, gasping, choking... and then laughing again... I'd be totally embarrassed to be an American if this reality pretended got anywhere near the White House... he's a bender of the truth... yeah, I know that is a prerequisite to be a politician... and if he had his way, he'd be handing out automatic weapons to every man, woman and child to keep back the hoards... so I'm not going to go there with the gun control debate... 'cause I know how most proud-patriotic Americans love to tote... of course, why not? And so the cycle of murder and mass shootings continue... at very least, take away the automatic capability?
Well I guess if anything... the 'comb over and forward', may become a trend to those sociopaths who think it's acceptable to ridicule and defend a global apartheid... wondering, does he think he doesn't need help of other nations to defend our way of ideology?
Nah, like all fat-cats that don't do any of the heavy lifting for themselves, he'll use the pawns to do his bidding... DAN-GER-OUS!
So I guess I should also comment... your poem was very effective... it evoked response... which ever direction that may have taken... and yes, I could have prattled on... and on... but we have enough problems here in Australia for me to be pointing the finger at a nation who prides themselves to be the world's protector... so yes, discussion, debate, tolerance and compromise... hey? Now there's a thought... smile))))))))... or should it be 'Laugh?'
Well done Mike, takes guts to show your hand in a loaded game... kudos!
With our thoughts we create,
intelligent directive,
James.
reply by the author on 14-Dec-2015
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Hi Mike,
yeah, we are laughing, gasping, choking... and then laughing again... I'd be totally embarrassed to be an American if this reality pretended got anywhere near the White House... he's a bender of the truth... yeah, I know that is a prerequisite to be a politician... and if he had his way, he'd be handing out automatic weapons to every man, woman and child to keep back the hoards... so I'm not going to go there with the gun control debate... 'cause I know how most proud-patriotic Americans love to tote... of course, why not? And so the cycle of murder and mass shootings continue... at very least, take away the automatic capability?
Well I guess if anything... the 'comb over and forward', may become a trend to those sociopaths who think it's acceptable to ridicule and defend a global apartheid... wondering, does he think he doesn't need help of other nations to defend our way of ideology?
Nah, like all fat-cats that don't do any of the heavy lifting for themselves, he'll use the pawns to do his bidding... DAN-GER-OUS!
So I guess I should also comment... your poem was very effective... it evoked response... which ever direction that may have taken... and yes, I could have prattled on... and on... but we have enough problems here in Australia for me to be pointing the finger at a nation who prides themselves to be the world's protector... so yes, discussion, debate, tolerance and compromise... hey? Now there's a thought... smile))))))))... or should it be 'Laugh?'
Well done Mike, takes guts to show your hand in a loaded game... kudos!
With our thoughts we create,
intelligent directive,
James.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thanks, James, and I couldn't agree with you more about the automatic weapons ban, but if you even bring up a common sense thing such as background checks, the right freaks out--we can't even get a conversation started here, so I can only see the issue being swept under the rug, until the next mass shooting, then they'll be people who scream, 'we've GOT to do something!", and then the whole useless exercise will start all over again!
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So true Brother... the cycle of denial... be well, be safe... and well, maybe you could start a new fashion statement... you know... kevlar vest and helmet... maybe some bomb squad attire to compliment... well, it would probably only work in the cooler months... ah well, the folly of life goes on... and on... and on............
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I've often thought I looked GOOD in Kevlar, sets off my eyes!
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Thanks for the laugh... Mike... so gunmetal grey, hey?
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Yeah, do you think I should go with the white prison jumper, or would that be too much?
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No, I believe white's back in fashion this season... you're a crack-up... again, thanks for the chuckle... James.
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Thanks, James, I've found dealing with all the crap out there, you've got to be able to laugh, or you would build up pressure, and the top of your head would blow clean off!
Comment from nomi338
I don't know if you read my poem The Candidate, but it is right in line with the words and thoughts you so eloquently wrote. Good job.
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I don't know if you read my poem The Candidate, but it is right in line with the words and thoughts you so eloquently wrote. Good job.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thanks, nomi, and I'll have to check that out!
Comment from RGstar
Mike, the worst thing is, not the man they are following, for he will never make it, but the reasons so many ordinary are turning towards something they want to hear. We also see the trend here where many in England turning towards far right parties who , some, none would class as racist. Why, because of no answer to ideology of, not only Isis, but sharia law and the very call for Muslims not to support or recognize any law or order if not Islam...and these are shared by many young and old...and I am not speaking about those radicalized. We use the word radicalized for any person that chooses to follow, whether in secret or otherwise when sometimes it boils down to choice ,comradeship and belonging. This is a harsh world, and religion is responsible for so much. What happened to those sunny Sunday mornings at church that I remember as a boy, what happened to all the good that should come from all religion with the common denominator being " goodness"
Man is his worst enemy and has done more to suppress and destroy its people and habitat more than any woman could ever dream of.
We have all religions in my family though I am Christian , and I respect all. Mr Donald trump has no place in politics even though his timely buffoon of words will ignite those who want something done. He belongs on the apprentice in a star role...that's about it, and I dare say, those following would probably had followed Elvis uttering such stupidity at this time through desperation.
A clown will get the laughs but in the end the make up is always removed.
Good points, Mike, yet I feel, Trump is less of a problem than those who follow, for they will be there when Trump is gone, waiting for the next reason.
Sad world of men. Won't be satisfied until we are extinct.
Best wishes, Mike.
RGstar
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Mike, the worst thing is, not the man they are following, for he will never make it, but the reasons so many ordinary are turning towards something they want to hear. We also see the trend here where many in England turning towards far right parties who , some, none would class as racist. Why, because of no answer to ideology of, not only Isis, but sharia law and the very call for Muslims not to support or recognize any law or order if not Islam...and these are shared by many young and old...and I am not speaking about those radicalized. We use the word radicalized for any person that chooses to follow, whether in secret or otherwise when sometimes it boils down to choice ,comradeship and belonging. This is a harsh world, and religion is responsible for so much. What happened to those sunny Sunday mornings at church that I remember as a boy, what happened to all the good that should come from all religion with the common denominator being " goodness"
Man is his worst enemy and has done more to suppress and destroy its people and habitat more than any woman could ever dream of.
We have all religions in my family though I am Christian , and I respect all. Mr Donald trump has no place in politics even though his timely buffoon of words will ignite those who want something done. He belongs on the apprentice in a star role...that's about it, and I dare say, those following would probably had followed Elvis uttering such stupidity at this time through desperation.
A clown will get the laughs but in the end the make up is always removed.
Good points, Mike, yet I feel, Trump is less of a problem than those who follow, for they will be there when Trump is gone, waiting for the next reason.
Sad world of men. Won't be satisfied until we are extinct.
Best wishes, Mike.
RGstar
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thank you much, RG, and you're right on about wondering WHY the man has so many followers? It's terrifying to think of all the dissatisfaction and frankly, fear out there. And you HAVE to be right about him never making it, or we're in some DEEP s**t!
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You got it, my friend..
Happy holidays.
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Thanks, and Happy Holidays to you and urine!
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What is urine Mike.? You said Happy Holidays to you and "urine"
Are you using iPad?
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That was my pathetic attempt at humor--instead of 'you an yours', I though it might be funny to say 'you and urine', ah, ha,, ha, see? No?
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Ha,ha,ha. My IPad does things like that , Mike...so wondered. My iPad does things like...I write one thing, it corrects to another.
Best wishes.
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No such luck to have that as an excuse, just my lameness!
Comment from Leineco
I couldn't agree with you more vehemently! Bravo.
What must the rest of the world be thinking [of us]
[they must be] amazed we not only tolerate
but flock in droves to celebrate
his stance on violence and guns; his blunderbuss -
aghast we condone this lying racist-sexist buffoon. . .
If only he, was the only one
with views so extreme,
but he's just a symptom--
I fear so much for the American dream
dying slowly of red-neck disease
and left in the hands of impotent trustees.
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I couldn't agree with you more vehemently! Bravo.
What must the rest of the world be thinking [of us]
[they must be] amazed we not only tolerate
but flock in droves to celebrate
his stance on violence and guns; his blunderbuss -
aghast we condone this lying racist-sexist buffoon. . .
If only he, was the only one
with views so extreme,
but he's just a symptom--
I fear so much for the American dream
dying slowly of red-neck disease
and left in the hands of impotent trustees.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thank you much, Leinco!
Comment from Domino 2
JEEEEZ! How much did this cost to promote to $1.83? A rough guess would be well over $250 real money. Will you marry me? LOL
Anyway, most of us Brits just can't understand how a country allows just about anyone to own a gun, and probably an arsenal, if they want.
It's hardly any surprise so many become victims of a bullet between the eyes, rather than just a verbal cuss when some nutjob loses his temper.
As you imply, how can 'The nation who tolerates a few thousand gun deaths a year as an acceptable risk' be a sane one?
Very powerful anti-gun write which I fully agree with.
I don't know much about Donald Trump, except he wears a toupee made from hay, but he appears a loonie to me, and it appears he has a very strong following. God (if there is one) help us!
Best wishes, Ray
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JEEEEZ! How much did this cost to promote to $1.83? A rough guess would be well over $250 real money. Will you marry me? LOL
Anyway, most of us Brits just can't understand how a country allows just about anyone to own a gun, and probably an arsenal, if they want.
It's hardly any surprise so many become victims of a bullet between the eyes, rather than just a verbal cuss when some nutjob loses his temper.
As you imply, how can 'The nation who tolerates a few thousand gun deaths a year as an acceptable risk' be a sane one?
Very powerful anti-gun write which I fully agree with.
I don't know much about Donald Trump, except he wears a toupee made from hay, but he appears a loonie to me, and it appears he has a very strong following. God (if there is one) help us!
Best wishes, Ray
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thanks, Ray, and I'm flattered, but I'm going to pass on your proposal! And it must look ABSOLUTELY nuts to you in the outside world, and there's a simple reason why, BECAUSE IT IS! Yee-haw, John Wayne, and pass the armor-piercing bullets, yee-haw! As for all the support for dead-ferret head, it's as insane as our gun laws--and I didn't spend real money, just Fanstory dollars, at least as far as I know, and I obviously had NO clue what I was doing. If it WAS actual dollars, I'm in deep s**T!
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LOL at 'dead ferret head', Mike.
The only plus I can see is if that idiot is elected as the Republican runner, then the Democrats should cruise home.
Mind you, being a Liberal, I'm a bit biased - aggressively anti-Conservative. Where's my gun...GRRR! I'll sort out ole dead ferret head.
Hang on, I'm contradicting myself - Go, Go, Donny!
I didn't realise you were a bloke when I proposed, so it's a relief to me you declined. :-)
Cheers, my friend, Ray
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Well, Ray, I was almost going to put aside my lifelong heterosexuality, and take you up on your offer. I was going to ask you if you'd be my sugar-daddy, but I couldn't go through with it--lol! I'm also a liberal, so what you say would be more than fine by me. I hope he makes good on his threat to run as an independent!
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Hahaha!
I didn't realise he was running as an Independent, so that proves he's even too right-wing-loonie for the Republicans.
It should be a fun election with the Fascist, I MEAN, 'Republican' vote split ...unless...it doesn't bear thinking about. ;-(
Cheers, mate. Ray.
Comment from ericawrites
I agree whole-heartedly with the
sentiments expressed in this poem.
In Ireland, very few people own guns and
those who do, use them for hunting.
Our police force is for the most part, unarmed.
Well done, you have hit the nail on the head.
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I agree whole-heartedly with the
sentiments expressed in this poem.
In Ireland, very few people own guns and
those who do, use them for hunting.
Our police force is for the most part, unarmed.
Well done, you have hit the nail on the head.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thank you, and I could NEVER see that happening here, which says a lot about our society, does it not? I WISH it was like that here!
Comment from GWinterwin
Well you done a good job of putting your views into words. I don't agree with a lot of it but it's a free world supposedly. Our world is in one hell of a condition. I am a Viet Nam Vet, and the last eight years our country has went to hell. Many who don't agree about guns and etc are people who have not spent one minute in a fox hole or fighting for this country.
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Well you done a good job of putting your views into words. I don't agree with a lot of it but it's a free world supposedly. Our world is in one hell of a condition. I am a Viet Nam Vet, and the last eight years our country has went to hell. Many who don't agree about guns and etc are people who have not spent one minute in a fox hole or fighting for this country.
Comment Written 14-Dec-2015
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Thank you for keeping your comment civil. And, I am far from a military basher, but I simply feel strongly that we should take steps to make it a little harder for a crazy to get his hands on a gun. While I vehemently deny our country has gone downhill (after 8 years of his predecessor, now THAT was about as far down the hill as you can get,) I thank you for your thoughtful comment!