Thinking and Talking to Myself
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Comment from tempeste
It's refreshing to see not everyone has buried her/his head under the sand.
Biden and his son and Hilary are all puppets of Soros who is intent on wiping out borders in Europe. He is unwelcome in his own country (Hungry) because he said to the Hungarian government that there should be no borders and that everyone, including illegals without papers, should be allowed to roam freely in Europe.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine (end of Feb) more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled to Europe.
America has created the perfect war. Doesn't even have to send its own soldiers to fight and die this time.
A $ 40 billion bill to provide arms, and aide to Ukraine was passed a month ago.
America wants the war to continue for years so it can weaken Russia s military and economy by using Ukraine as its battlefield. In the meanwhile, the more Ukrainians that swarm to Europe the happier Soros and his ilk will be .
The Ukrainians and mercenaries will fight its war against Russia.
America said at the beginning of the war, that we must help Ukraine otherwise Putin will attack Europe next . That s the biggest lie yet.
Russia forces are struggling in Ukraine, it does not have the strength/means to fight NATO. and as for the gas sanctions against Russia , Europe's economy is nose-diving.
All Putin wanted, was that Ukraine remained neutral but America has had its eyes on Ukraine for years ..it always wanted it to join the European Union and NATO.
Ukraine should remain neutral, a cushion of sorts between the West and the East. I condemn Putin for attacking Ukraine but it was provoked...I can understand it doesnt want NATO missiles installed at its front doorstep.
America invested $ 8 billion already in Ukraine in 2014.
Zelenski came to power in May 2019 and has done nothing to stop the corruption.
Ukraine is the second most corrupt country in Europe. When Trump ask Zelenski during the last election campaign to expose Biden's son misdoings in Ukraine where he was working, he refused.
Zelenski is close friends with several oligarchs, yet he gets to tell world leaders what they must do now.
Our PM Draghi has been sending money, arms, medical supplies and
equipment to Ukraine.
In the meantime our medical system is in total chaos..my best friend's father passed away last week ...for months she struggled to get the meds, drips, even catheters he needed. They even ran out of morphine the last weekend before he died. He was without for 24 hours , he was dying and in pain. no comment.
America/NATO are the ones that have been spreading eastward over the span of 70 years : Greece and Turkey (1952), Germany (1955), Spain in (1982), the Czech Rep. Hungry and Poland (1999), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania , Slovakia and Slovenia (2004), Albania and Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), and the North of Macedonia (2020) have joined the European Union and NATO.
Just in the month of July 155.000 illegals crossed the Mediterranean from Africa and reached my country Italy and our government just looks the other way.
After two years of pandemic more than 60% of our small and medium businesses closed for good and now thanks to this war our factories are about to close because gas and electricity costs have quadruplicated.
There is no work and people are struggling to pay the bills.
My country is becoming a humongous refugee camp.
Sorry for the rant. I too live on my own and talk to myself constantly.
reply by the author on 20-Sep-2022
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It's refreshing to see not everyone has buried her/his head under the sand.
Biden and his son and Hilary are all puppets of Soros who is intent on wiping out borders in Europe. He is unwelcome in his own country (Hungry) because he said to the Hungarian government that there should be no borders and that everyone, including illegals without papers, should be allowed to roam freely in Europe.
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine (end of Feb) more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled to Europe.
America has created the perfect war. Doesn't even have to send its own soldiers to fight and die this time.
A $ 40 billion bill to provide arms, and aide to Ukraine was passed a month ago.
America wants the war to continue for years so it can weaken Russia s military and economy by using Ukraine as its battlefield. In the meanwhile, the more Ukrainians that swarm to Europe the happier Soros and his ilk will be .
The Ukrainians and mercenaries will fight its war against Russia.
America said at the beginning of the war, that we must help Ukraine otherwise Putin will attack Europe next . That s the biggest lie yet.
Russia forces are struggling in Ukraine, it does not have the strength/means to fight NATO. and as for the gas sanctions against Russia , Europe's economy is nose-diving.
All Putin wanted, was that Ukraine remained neutral but America has had its eyes on Ukraine for years ..it always wanted it to join the European Union and NATO.
Ukraine should remain neutral, a cushion of sorts between the West and the East. I condemn Putin for attacking Ukraine but it was provoked...I can understand it doesnt want NATO missiles installed at its front doorstep.
America invested $ 8 billion already in Ukraine in 2014.
Zelenski came to power in May 2019 and has done nothing to stop the corruption.
Ukraine is the second most corrupt country in Europe. When Trump ask Zelenski during the last election campaign to expose Biden's son misdoings in Ukraine where he was working, he refused.
Zelenski is close friends with several oligarchs, yet he gets to tell world leaders what they must do now.
Our PM Draghi has been sending money, arms, medical supplies and
equipment to Ukraine.
In the meantime our medical system is in total chaos..my best friend's father passed away last week ...for months she struggled to get the meds, drips, even catheters he needed. They even ran out of morphine the last weekend before he died. He was without for 24 hours , he was dying and in pain. no comment.
America/NATO are the ones that have been spreading eastward over the span of 70 years : Greece and Turkey (1952), Germany (1955), Spain in (1982), the Czech Rep. Hungry and Poland (1999), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania , Slovakia and Slovenia (2004), Albania and Croatia (2009), Montenegro (2017), and the North of Macedonia (2020) have joined the European Union and NATO.
Just in the month of July 155.000 illegals crossed the Mediterranean from Africa and reached my country Italy and our government just looks the other way.
After two years of pandemic more than 60% of our small and medium businesses closed for good and now thanks to this war our factories are about to close because gas and electricity costs have quadruplicated.
There is no work and people are struggling to pay the bills.
My country is becoming a humongous refugee camp.
Sorry for the rant. I too live on my own and talk to myself constantly.
Comment Written 20-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 20-Sep-2022
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When you say, "America did this and America said "that," It is not America - the majority of citizens. It is Biden reading what he's been told to say by Soros, Obama, etc. with the money and power of Big Tech, and other radical execs.
OH!! Many, many thanks for the lovely 6! It is greatly appreciated!
Biden is a pathetic, dishonest , bought fool who is ruining this country. I hope he is impeached.
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Yes, I was referring to Biden when I say America.
That said , it is also a fact that he won the elections ...I wonder how many that voted him have change opinion?
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let's hope, many!
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
I agree with everything you wrote--and then some, PL. You spelled it
out perfectly, The USA must change immediately. Too long have we
allowed politicians and POTUS to act as they are. They don't care about
anything but what's in it for themselves. It's a sad and scary time for
those of us who want the USA to be like it was before. Yes, there are
problems, but no country is perfect. However, the USA has spiraled
so far down, it will take all of us working together to improve.
Congratulations on y our win, Jan
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2022
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I agree with everything you wrote--and then some, PL. You spelled it
out perfectly, The USA must change immediately. Too long have we
allowed politicians and POTUS to act as they are. They don't care about
anything but what's in it for themselves. It's a sad and scary time for
those of us who want the USA to be like it was before. Yes, there are
problems, but no country is perfect. However, the USA has spiraled
so far down, it will take all of us working together to improve.
Congratulations on y our win, Jan
Comment Written 16-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 16-Sep-2022
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thanks, Jan!!! I really appreciate your support and kind words.
I've just written another one about what's going on, but I don't know whether I should send it. It's rather daunting when 63 people view a post and only under 12 review it. There are a lot of FS people who don't agree.
anyway, thanks again!
Katharine
Comment from joann r romei
You sound just like a friend of mine, and I agree, WHY? there must be a reason, whatever it is,.. is not going to be a good thing, changes will happen in the goverment and the way we know America to be. I also think covid was the either beginning, cause or excuse for it.
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2022
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You sound just like a friend of mine, and I agree, WHY? there must be a reason, whatever it is,.. is not going to be a good thing, changes will happen in the goverment and the way we know America to be. I also think covid was the either beginning, cause or excuse for it.
Comment Written 14-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2022
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thank you so much for the 6!!!! and the reason is GREED. MONEY. CONTROL. The Global elite plan to do away with all us peons, except for those they consider worker bees.
And as far as covid being the cause of a lot of what's going on, it's incredible to me that people seem to believe anything that's told them. Fauci spewed out all this (pardon me) crap that wasn't true, while he was raking inhuge amounts of money from the Parmaceuticals - and still is. Phyzer is selling shots for children and adults that was only tested on RATS!!!! it has been proven that masks don't help, but people are still wearing them outside, as are children. And Biden was celebrating his so-called successes as Wall Street tanked. God help us.
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
your poem has a good structure
you presented your personal opinions in a clear manner
i don't agree with you but probably many in this site will
good luck in the contest, i will not vote for you
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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your poem has a good structure
you presented your personal opinions in a clear manner
i don't agree with you but probably many in this site will
good luck in the contest, i will not vote for you
Comment Written 13-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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I would be interested in what you disagree on and why.
Thanks for reading and for the nice comments.
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I have learned in fanstory, it's better to keep politics and religion to oneself. I don't want to get into an argument. I pretty much disagree with all of it. For our country's sake, I hope we can reach across our differences and heal our country.
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that would be admirable if there were a two-way street.
Comment from GARY MACLEAN
I go through the same mental battles. And I agree, I think some people just want to turn away from the awful truth about what is going on in America today.
Para 3, 7th sentence: Add a comma after (self-preservation)
Para 3, 7th sentence: (by-words) should be (bywords) One word
Para 4, 6th sentence: (democracy?) should be (democracy.) No question has been asked with this sentence.
Para 4, 7th sentence: Add a comma after (rug)
Para 4, 8th sentence: Add a (?) after (records) A question has been asked.
Para 10, 3rd sentence: Add a comma after (reserves)
Para 11, 1st sentence: SUGGEST inserting (and) between (down,) and (gas)
Para 11, 2nd sentence: Insert (or) between (food,) and (take)
Para 11, 3rd sentence: SUGGEST (nor) rather than (or)
I am so glad you summarized the primary faults of our current administration in one brief article. It is all on point and we had better hope for a successful Midterm election.
Good job.
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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I go through the same mental battles. And I agree, I think some people just want to turn away from the awful truth about what is going on in America today.
Para 3, 7th sentence: Add a comma after (self-preservation)
Para 3, 7th sentence: (by-words) should be (bywords) One word
Para 4, 6th sentence: (democracy?) should be (democracy.) No question has been asked with this sentence.
Para 4, 7th sentence: Add a comma after (rug)
Para 4, 8th sentence: Add a (?) after (records) A question has been asked.
Para 10, 3rd sentence: Add a comma after (reserves)
Para 11, 1st sentence: SUGGEST inserting (and) between (down,) and (gas)
Para 11, 2nd sentence: Insert (or) between (food,) and (take)
Para 11, 3rd sentence: SUGGEST (nor) rather than (or)
I am so glad you summarized the primary faults of our current administration in one brief article. It is all on point and we had better hope for a successful Midterm election.
Good job.
Comment Written 13-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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Heavens, Gary. It's a good thing I'm not graded on this.
Thank you for your comments, and I will see about corrections when I have the time. Busy day, today.
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Oh, but you are graded. That's where my rating comes into play. I have established the maximum number of observations any one article can get and still receive a five-star. Granted, you were right at the maximum, but you gotta draw a line somewhere.
Besides, the content and the topic tipped the scale a little bit. ;))
Comment from Bill Schott
This essay, Thinking and Talking to Myself, screams all the negatives of the current cultural tumult as the nation witnesses the allowances we make each new day for radical changes in individual freedoms. There is certainly enough to complain about across the board.
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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This essay, Thinking and Talking to Myself, screams all the negatives of the current cultural tumult as the nation witnesses the allowances we make each new day for radical changes in individual freedoms. There is certainly enough to complain about across the board.
Comment Written 13-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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I think this is a positive review?
Thanks
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
I am not American. I know your country has great problems. I think all countries do these days. I know it is easier to write about what you know. But I believe in these difficult times it behoves us to learn how other countries attack the problems that confront our own. You only gave a single example of this - Liz Truss. I would like to see many more, especially in contest entries. Kate xx
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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I am not American. I know your country has great problems. I think all countries do these days. I know it is easier to write about what you know. But I believe in these difficult times it behoves us to learn how other countries attack the problems that confront our own. You only gave a single example of this - Liz Truss. I would like to see many more, especially in contest entries. Kate xx
Comment Written 13-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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sorry, Katherine. I was/am sick about my country, and that's my main thought in this piece.
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
You have done a great job with the prompt, very creative.
You write with vigor and emotion, which jumps off the page as I read this post.
I choose not to include politics in my review.
I think you have valid points and they are well organized and crafted in this piece.
I applaud you honesty and willingness to open yourself up about HOW you think and WHAT you think about.
Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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You have done a great job with the prompt, very creative.
You write with vigor and emotion, which jumps off the page as I read this post.
I choose not to include politics in my review.
I think you have valid points and they are well organized and crafted in this piece.
I applaud you honesty and willingness to open yourself up about HOW you think and WHAT you think about.
Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 13-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 13-Sep-2022
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well, I certainly appreciate your comments. So many conservatives DON'T speak up, and I think that's not a good thing. Unity and honest facts need to be heard.
Thank you for your very kind review. I appreciate it greatly.
Comment from Rosemary Everson1
Life is tough; but I will not comment on the author's comment about politics. I love our country, too, and I love the state where I live. But there is too much politics, even in a neighborhood, which needs to subside.
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2022
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Life is tough; but I will not comment on the author's comment about politics. I love our country, too, and I love the state where I live. But there is too much politics, even in a neighborhood, which needs to subside.
Comment Written 12-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2022
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well, I'm afraid the politics will not subside. It is here for the long haul. I will not comment on the reader's possible acceptance of gov't control, but I, for one, do not like it.
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I am glad you were able to write what you think. That's why we are writers.
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yep. It is a release of sorts.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Anyone with common sense can easily agree with most of what you write. It is a delightful entry to the contest. Nice job. ....................................................................
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2022
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Anyone with common sense can easily agree with most of what you write. It is a delightful entry to the contest. Nice job. ....................................................................
Comment Written 12-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2022
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thanks, Tom
