I WANT - I WANT - I WANT

[Scuba]

[SamKnause]

1. K&R

Your wants are my wants as well.

I want our species to stop killing one another.

I want our species to stop destroying countries infrastructures, poisoning their water and soil, and maiming and killing innocent people.

I want the money that is spent on war and weapons to be spent on peace, food, lodging, and healthcare.

I want racism to disappear into the dustbins of history.

I want education to be available for all on this planet.

I want the elites who are in charge of this planet to be replaced with decent caring individuals.

I want the money that was stolen from the working masses to be returned to its rightful owners.

Sadly, I do not think any of my wants will ever be achieved in my lifetime.

[shenmue]

3. Me too

Same here.

[Scuba]

16. Great list, thank you!

[SamKnause]

18. You are most welcome.

Have a safe and pleasant Sunday evening.

Health and happiness to you and yours.

[heaven05]

25. nope, sure won't

[TransitJohn]

2. You'll get nothing and like it!

[Initech]

21. Thanks Ayn Rand!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. Then there's the assholes who claim you don't have it because you feel you don't deserve it...

And if you can just break down that mental block you will succeed.

They say you have to learn to be selfish.

I want I want I want SOOOOO much to kick them in the ass.

[handmade34]

27. prosperity theology...

"The "prosperity gospel," an insipid heresy whose popularity among American Christians has boomed in recent years, teaches that God blesses those God favors most with material wealth...One of the oldest and best-known proponents of prosperity theology, Oral Roberts - the television faith-healer who in 1987 told his flock that God would call him home if he didn't raise $8 million in a matter of weeks....

the past decade has seen this pernicious doctrine proliferate in more mainstream circles. Joel Osteen, the 46-year-old head of Lakewood Church in Houston, has a TV ministry that reaches more than 7 million viewers, and his 2004 book "Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential," has sold millions of copies. "God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us," Osteen wrote in a 2005 letter to his flock….

But if you're not rich, then what? Are the poor cursed by God because of their unfaithfulness? And if God were so concerned about 401(k)s and Mercedes, why would God's son have been born into poverty?….Nowhere has the prosperity gospel flourished more than among the poor and the working class. Told that wealth is a sign of God's grace and favor, followers strive for trappings of luxury they can little afford in an effort to prove that they are blessed spiritually.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/opinions/outlook/worst-ideas/prosperity-gospel.html

older article but relevant

[classof56]

30. Ah, yes, the "prosperity gospel"--I remember it well.

One of those preacher guys put the word out that Jesus was NOT poor, rather he was rich, lived in a mansion, wore designer clothes...blah-blah-blah. Not sure where he found the scripture to back that up, but of course people believed him and thus justified their desire to be rich, too. Pretty much turned me off to christianity and the fact that the prosperity preachers are still doing their thing begs my question: If there is a god, why does he/she put up with them? By now, I have my answer.

Thanks for the link!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

34. I know a couple who surround themselves with the trappings of a middle class life....

They are both on Social Security Disability and neither ever had a really good paying job and a LOT of their stuff is the result of hitting yard sales and thrift stores with the occasional Craigs List curb alert. They go out and hit all the food banks in town so EVERY DOLLAR can prop up their upper middle class illusion.

And yes, they believe God blesses the rich and they believe they are in that category.

And they voted for RMoney.

[A Simple Game]

5. What the? No, this is DU. For a second there I thought I was on Facebook. n/t

[Enthusiast]

6. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

Way to go, Scuba!

[smallcat88]

7. You might as well wish

for a perfect world. Which the 'sensible people' will tell you is impossible. But the truth is all of that is within our power. We just have to do it. It's all the 'realists' who say it's impossible that hold us back. Well, them and of course, those who live on hate.

Here's to your wish (and mine!) coming true!

[Flaxbee]

8. I want humans to start to really care for and protect this planet and ALL of its inhabitants, human

and animal and plant and mineral -- all are necessary to a healthy home, and if we don't stop destroying this spaceship we call home, none of those other wants are going to matter one whit.

[Shandris]

9. I want people to start seeing other people AS people...

...and get off of this obsession with status, wealth, material goods, and conspicuous consumption.

I want to see people think every day instead of repeating mind viruses.

I want to see people mocking each other end.

I want to see people treat each other as individuals with lives, dreams, feelings, and emotions, and quit thinking in terms of groups, blaming in terms of groups, and hating in terms of groups.

Accomplish those things and the ones in this list will be child's play to fulfill. In fact, they'd be fulfilled as we found other things to do with money other than show how much status we have with it, or how 'in' our shorts and tops are this year, or how much nicer the Lexus is than a Toyota.

A girl can dream...right?

[Scuba]

14. Thank you.

[GoneFishin]

22. "Mind virus". Great term. I never heard that before. Very appropriate.

[nevergiveup]

11. I want more people like you in the world.

[Scuba]

15. Thank you!

[WillyT]

12. K & R !!!

[Stuart G]

13. K and R..great post. nt

[Akoto]

17. Reminded of a certain movie quote ...

"I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?"

[Scuba]

20. Wild guess: Cool Hand Luke???

[Akoto]

33. Nope! The Green Mile. n/t

[Scuba]

35. Thanks. A different "prison" movie.

[Agschmid]

19. I hate memes but kick for this one.

[GoneFishin]

23. Kick.

[Laelth]

24. Hear, hear! k&r n/t

-Laelth

[yuiyoshida]

26. Tweeted this...

(I WANT the Giants to win the 2014 World Series!!)



aaaahkay...I got carried away for a moment.

[L0oniX]

28. Thanks Obama

[daleanime]

29. kick, kick, kick.....

[UTUSN]

31. William BLAKE's take on "I want!1 I want!1"

[2naSalit]

32. I want those too

in addition and not last, I want humans to recognize that all the other species on this planet are important and necessary for the survival of humans, whether they are cute and cuddly or not!!!

And I think that should be at or near the top of the list, then all the people oriented wants can be accomplished.

[Not a Fan]

36. "Now, let's see how many people re-post this."

Very nice sentiment but then they ruined it.

If the bottom line were missing I would consider using it. I don't like to use posts that are either manipulative or use blackmail.