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jaxexpat

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41. "The gate to the path to wisdom is guarded by confusion and paradox."

Sat May 2, 2020, 09:53 AM

May 2020

Old Buddhist proverb (or EST training, one or the other).

The Not Ready For Kate Smith Version:
Oh beautiful rapacious lies
both angry and insane.
As purple passions overwhelm
seems nothing's left to gain.
America, America
It's racism from thee.
Perverting good
like none else could
as if the world can't see.

Pardon the bad poetry, I blush.

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I grew up thinking America was the greatest nation in the world.... [View all] ashredux May 2020 OP

We are rapidly becoming a failed state. walkingman May 2020 #1

With a Madman in the White House ashredux May 2020 #2

Yes we do. mountain grammy May 2020 #25

My parents always talked about the things that needed to change. madaboutharry May 2020 #3

I still think that America is the greatest nation in the world Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #4

I hope you are correct...but I fear the worse ashredux May 2020 #5

I admit that I'm scared too. Rhiannon12866 May 2020 #6

The big difference is Scarsdale May 2020 #15

Give Trump a break, gab13by13 May 2020 #20

Is Maya Lin available to do a Covid-19 wall? RVN VET71 May 2020 #31

That America may be gone for good. Sad... rickyhall May 2020 #10

I think it's far more resilient than any of us think. paleotn May 2020 #19

Agreed BBG May 2020 #28

+1 n/t Laelth May 2020 #33

Carter's election and the congress sweep of '76, was the best chance we had to make things right. 3Hotdogs May 2020 #7

We've lost a lot enduring republican administrations and ... Maxheader May 2020 #8

We took too much for granted... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2020 #9

Being Ojibwe, I always knew that the government had & caused a lot of problems, catbyte May 2020 #11

Well said. hay rick May 2020 #37

We are a corrupted state vlyons May 2020 #12

Namaste 🙏 ashredux May 2020 #13

I graduated college in 82 SallyHemmings May 2020 #14

Well said! chia May 2020 #32

I grew up all over the world... MrModerate May 2020 #16

They once thought we'd fail miserably.... paleotn May 2020 #21

We used to value competence too. plimsoll May 2020 #17

It's what we aspire to that makes us great. Not what we are now. paleotn May 2020 #18

America hasn't always been great. gab13by13 May 2020 #22

We're a mess. mwb970 May 2020 #23

I have been trying to get those idiots to realize that. Ligyron May 2020 #45

What a difference a day makes. Harker May 2020 #24

In the movie Back to School with Rodney kacekwl May 2020 #26

With trump at the wheel, we are a nation to be feared. No better than anyone. Worse than many. spanone May 2020 #27

Many great posts here today. All have lots of truth in them but you won't change anything here flying_wahini May 2020 #29

True...but it helps to vent ashredux May 2020 #34

I'm pretty sure we were all told that when we were children. Mariana May 2020 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #35

ive been let down by this country for over 30 years and it has always been a failed state in my eye AllaN01Bear May 2020 #36

I am not giving up my U.S. Passport. Laelth May 2020 #38

Sobering to realize....... dawnie51 May 2020 #39

Seeing the "Golden Years" turn into the "Tin Years" ashredux May 2020 #43

K&R BlueJac May 2020 #40

"The gate to the path to wisdom is guarded by confusion and paradox." jaxexpat May 2020 #41

Growing up, I knew nothing else. We were the greatest. Karma13612 May 2020 #42

The concept of America - a secular state of, by and for the people - IS the apex of civilization Moostache May 2020 #44