Let’s talk about the Region, the response, and the risk….

As I was listening to this video I was reading a reply from Roger deteremineddespitewp and we were talking about regional conflicts and the cycles of conflict and hate. I will post Roger’s grand comment and then the video from Beau. Hugs. Scottie BTW if you want to read the entire discussion which I recommend it is on this post.

https://scottiesplaytime.com/2024/04/08/the-times-of-israel-six-months-after-october-7-some-hostage-families-embracing-anti-government-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-17454

Oh Scottie you could loose track on become very depressed trying to compile a list of what are termed genocides, adding civilian deaths through wars, reprisal killings, mass communal violence, deaths through prejudice and on and on. By the time you’d finish you’d be thinking ‘Well at least conventional war on a battlefield is honest and upfront,’
Where and how to start to put a stop to this frustrates me, because I keep coming up with ‘knocking heads together’ solutions which kind of defeats the whole purpose.
rawgod gave me a challenge to write out a story where in 2643 Humanity finally quit this violence ‘kick’….. I had to write it from a sci-fi perspective it was my only way.

My problem is, as long as I can think back I’ve always hated prejudice and violence that goes with it, which in turns causes my own violent solutions, try as I might that idea still bubbles up. And actually that is something of a sin in true Christian terms.

You, like rawgod, Jill and Keith are so right we should learn, force ourselves to work together. These constant wars which pit communities against each other only leave a legacy of bitterness for another generation to feed off.
Take an extreme example of WWII. When the fighting had ceased some nations who had engaged in Total War just put down the guns and said ‘OK. That’s over. Some will have to pay for starting it, but as for the rest. OK.’ UK & USA did that with Italy, Germany and Japan and the populations of those nations did likewise; though it took some time.
Even with the USA and Vietnam, the veterans would meet up. Americans went back to help with projects, just to try and make sense of it all. It’s still a tight state run by a ‘communist’ government but is not what would call a North Korea. Hip-hop for instance is alive and vibrant (though I am sure the artists are careful with the lyrics)

When its communities; not so much, the hate is passed on down. The massacres are shared out. Even if the violence stops the hate simmers ready to break loose. Maybe not on issues across the board, but perhaps on certain sensitive points.

I’m tip-toeing around here a bit, lest I mention one example which triggers someone reading this.

I keep on hoping, when the evidence seems to be the opposite. I keep thinking of folk who wish for peace and have generous hearts, those who work for peace who try to reach out. I try and stifle my own little demons.

You are so right we should not be squandering our life span, in this useless Hate.

Israeli Govt. Goes On Psychotic 24h Rampage

Sorry I am late to posting this. Also I have been up since 12:30 am and every time I lay down due to pain and being so tired I couldn’t sleep. Welcome to steroids. Ron made a grand meal and I ate more than I have in months even on steroids. He made a perfect NY strip steak, a small baked potato drenched in melted butter, and a small salad. The steak was cooked to perfection being red inside and so well seasoned I told him he should write it down. I ate every bite of everything after offering Ron some choice bits of steak. He doesn’t eat much red meat, he has Hemochromatosis and so has to watch his iron intake, where I was told by my doctors to eat as much as I could due to anemia. Enjoy the video, I am closing down and going to bed. Ron told me he will soon be down to cuddle with me. Ya, it is not even my birthday. Hugs.

Apr 2, 2024

The Israeli government continues to escalate, including the targeting of aid workers from the World Central Kitchen as they delivered food, the targeting of a consulate, and the banning of journalists – all within a 24 hour period.

Division in Oregon highlights growing political rift between rural and urban areas

Thank you, Ten Bears for sharing this video so I could post it. What I want every one to understand is something the news reporters and the station buried. The people upset and demanding this huge change … are only 20% of the population. Now I listened to it three times and I couldn’t decide if they were saying the people in the county or the rural people in the country. To me it sounded like country wide the rural people were demanding and were 20% of the population. Which sounds right if you look at population maps. Do you understand what that is? A small minority is demanding the entire country abandon its progressive move forward into the modern age so a small segment of the population can be satisfied and happy. It is minority rule over the majority. It is not democracy! It is what the fundamentalist Christians are trying to do right now to every red state on LGBTQ+ issues. Are we as a country going to allow the most violent vocal segments of our society force us back to a regressive past that will eventually destroy what the US really is and could be? Hugs. Scottie

The divide between rural and urban areas in the United States has been growing in recent decades with grievances and political consequences on both sides. Judy Woodruff traveled across Oregon to learn more about that rift for her series, America at a Crossroads.

Let’s talk about Trump failing with FISA, fading, and the future….

It’s the training.

There is no country music without Black people.

Wichita East students walk out to protest anti-trans legislation

https://www.kake.com/story/50653908/wichita-east-students-walk-out-to-protest-antitrans-legislation

Thanks to Ali for the link.

This is what terrifies the fundamentalists and right wing. The acceptance and normalizing of kids / people who are not straight and not cis. Schools have long taught kids to get along with each other and to not bully those who are different. But republicans in red states want to change that teaching of acceptance and tolerance so they pass don’t say gay bills and anti-woke bills which simply mean get all representation of LGBTQ+ kids out of schools, libraries, and keep kids off social media. It means stopping positive representations of LGBTQ+ people and stopping anti-bullying programs. It means making LGBTQ+ kids targets of hate, anger, and labeling them as not normal. It is othering them so they can be mistreated. This is what it was like in the regressive past these older legislatures and fundamentalist religious leaders desperately want back. These people want a straight cis Christian world only, no one else will be allowed. Since these laws passed attacks on LGBTQ+ kids in schools and people in general have risen quickly. It is a green light to thug gang rule. Luckily the old kids won’t accept the intolerance and hate, but sadly it is working on the younger new students in schools. They are being taught to hate and not accept the ones who feel different. We have to stop these laws and reverse them. Please help get the word out. Please keep speaking up in support. The haters and religious people on the other side are driven, they won’t stop, they will fight hard. We have to also fight back as hard, and be louder than they are. Hugs. Scottie

https://www.kake.com/clip/15462622/wichita-east-students-walk-out-to-protest-anti-trans-legislation Is the link to the video.

Wichita East high schoolers used their first amendment rights and walked out of class Tuesday to stand up for transgender youth rights.

Dozens of Wichita East students made their voices heard at a walkout in protest of a piece of anti-trans legislation that bans minors from receiving gender affirming care. That piece of legislation is Senate Bill 233, and has already received approval from the Kansas House and Senate.

“This will cause suffering that cannot be overstated. This will cause suffering,” said sophomore Juan Carlos Garcia.

Garcia spoke up at the protest, to tell his peers about the importance of gender affirming care.

“I have hope that those I love and those that need it will get their treatment. I hope that they will feel comfortable and I know if this bill is passed then they won’t be able to,” said Garcia.

Miles Wilson organized the protest, and he shared his experience as a person in the transgender community.

“I thought I would not make it past 14, but I am 17 now,” said Miles Wilson, junior at East.

The students discussed how validating gender affirming care was, and in a world without gender affirming care, many believe that would lead to an increase of youth trans suicide.

“I hope that people learn that the students of East High are not going to stand for discrimination and oppression and we support the trans community and the cis kids here stand in solidarity with the trans community and the trans community here will not sit back and let people oppress us,” said Wilson.

The bill that started the protest is currently sitting on Governor Kelly’s desk awaiting approval or veto.

After chanting, holding signs, and having a great discussion, the students said the walk out was a success.

“We deserve to feel safe in our bodies, we deserve autonomy. We deserve happiness, we deserve to grow up,” said Wilson.

Ted Cruz VS Collin Allred

My thoughts on RFK Jr!!

info- http://www.Kennedy2024.com The Hill article by Filip Timotja 04/04/24 Alyssa Farah Griffin article she originally wrote in the Daily Beast! I am not a fan of RFK Jr. However, I am I huge fan of mental health and medication.