I just rocked my 5-month old granddaughter to sleep and wept.

[bribri16]

I thought about all those Iraqi mothers whose infants and children have been killed or maimed by US missiles and guns; I thought about all those mothers of the children killed or maimed by "insurgent" bombs and guns; I thought about all the mothers of the children killed by the OKC bomber and I cried out loud.

Bush and his regime have unleased a MONSTER on the world and the world will not be able to kill it. It will grow more arms and legs and heads for everyone we cut off. The MONSTER lived in a cave, the US and its friends blew up the cave and now the MONSTER is loose and there isn't a damn thing we can do about it now except to help it grow appendages and kill more and more people in the name of an ungodly, illegal, immoral war against "terrorism."

[Straight Shooter]

1. Save some tears for your granddaughter.

She'll be growing up in the world created by bush and his gang. Teach her to be strong and rely on the voice in her heart. She'll need it.

Bless you for your compassion.

[wake.up.america]

2. The stupidity of the supporters of BUSH has allowed this danger to grow.

[getmeouttahere]

3. What you've described is what keeps....

me up at night sometimes. My heart just can't take all the pain that others in this world must suffer at the hands of BushCo. Whether militarily or economically, BushCo is a killing machine.

[jojo54]

4. From one granny to another....

I feel for ya bri. I've (secretly) cried a few times myself, just never had the nerve to admit it here. I have 2 grandkids and another on the way, and I think about their future, how it's been compromised by this administration and how they, as adults, will unbelievably think back to this era and say "Why did they put these people into office"? They will pay the price for not what we have sown, but for what this administration has & will continue to reap.

[bribri16]

19. It's helpful to know others here feel the same as I.

I love it here at DU eventhough I get attacked at times.

[GOPFighter]

5. You are so right

I'm disgusted that so many Americans don't give a damn about killing. War should always be the last resort, but these fuckers salivate at the thought of death and destruction.

[whatever4]

6. I sometimes get broken up too

When I happen to glance out the car window, and wonder how much of this is going to be left for my children, when and if they have children. I wonder if I'll ever have grandchildren. What kind of life can I expect for them.

I get really embarrassed sometimes, when I tear up unexpectedly, and I think, these fears and sadness I feel, it's not as if it's not warranted, it's not so extreme, to be extremely upset.

It's harder, because with so many around us supporting the actions of such dangerous people, and not seeming to know they are, we feel like we're alone in a sea of insanity. That makes the tears flow a little more, makes it more sad.

I see the pictures and read the stories of Iraq, and I think, being free from THAT horror is really the most I can hope for. Just to survive. It takes all the fun of it. Out of everything. I feel safe, but then I feel selfish, over privileged, while so many other suffer at the hands of monsters MY tax dollars support and MY neighbors seem to support. Apathy, confusion, anger, xenophobia.

They would tear down all of civilization, down to that horrible lowest common denominator level of human existence, bare survival.

Just so those bastards can drive the most expensive cars and live in mansions. I can't think of anything much more evil.

All I can do is cry. It's not as if voting helps.

My state voted for banning gay marriage. Abandon hope, all ye who enter.

In the end, when they have finished constructing their police state, the only ones left here will be those that couldn't or didn't flee.

Just like in Iraq. And god help them.

The only thing that cheers me up is the realization that these unhappy, trapped, miserable feelings are what "they" want us to feel. Impotent, distracted, powerless. So, I refuse to give in completely.

The most I can lose in this life is...my life. And, I now understand. I get it. I regret I have but one life to give to my country.

[IndyOp]

16. I refuse to give in completely...

Exactly. My friends traveled to Palestine two summers ago, talked with all kinds of people on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian issue. They returned to write and talk about their experiences. Several talked about how amazed they were to see the joy and love shared by people living under terrible conditions (Palestinian unemployment is around 70% in some areas; house demolitions are constant; intimidation and humiliation are daily experiences at checkpoints).

<http://www.bpac.info/IDIP/delegation.html>

If you let 'those people' or 'those events' take the joy from life then they win. Holding onto hope and joy is work of the most sort. We can either choose to nurture and spread hope and joy or fear and hatred. Hope and joy can change hearts - and that is the real job we face.

[Auntie Bush]

7. And our children and grandchildren will have to share this planet

and live in fear of all those horrible monsters and their hatred.

[Double T]

8. There is hope to make things better.....

We need to remove the neocons from political office and then start repairing the damage to our reputation throughout the world. It might take a strong woman's perspective to get the job done.

[tk2kewl]

9. lets get one other thing straight...

the U.S. unleashed a monster on the world name George Bush

[meganmonkey]

10. She's lucky to have a Grandma like you, bribri

:hug:

One of the (many) reasons I don't think I will have children is that I have a hard enough time retaining my own sanity in this messed up world- I can't imagine being strong enough to impart it to my children. I know a lot of amazing parents with amazing kids and I have so much respect for them.

It is soooo important that kids have good strong families that teach them what really is Good and Just. You sound to me like you are going to help this kid learn that stuff - REAL values.

Tomorrow is another day and this nightmare will NOT last forever. Nothing ever does.

[Zorbuddha]

11. Peace has become a quaint notion.

It has languished and died in this endless, kill-all-the-bad-guys war.

Fortress America is destined to truly become Fortress America.

[johannes1984]

12. I wish...

I could tell you it'll all be all right .But saddly enough , I myself just recently up in this age and found it to be anything but so .Henceforth all I can tell or whisper you ,out of fear it will haunt us as a nightmare if we fail , is that you really never know .Things change in this world , faster than anyone can conceive .All it takes is a few cunning and able to take up the right cause and the tables can be turned .We , here and now , have a hope of a world where people do not die every second because they have no food ,where the fabric of nations isn't a flag or power hungry fool , the people , where i could tell you it's all going to be all right without lying trough my teeth .

And all here will assure you they'ld rather choke on a bagel , than give up on that hope .so feel that heavy sadness in the tummy, for all those who have lost a life worthy of the human spirit . but know the future is undecided .

May fortune smile on us all .

(all right i just watched tin red line , so forgive me if it's too :wtf:

[skids]

13. MONSTER

MONSTER/AMERICA lyrics (Steppenwolf)

Once the religious, the hunted and weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

And once the ties with the crown had been broken
Westward in saddle and wagon it went
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many the lives which had come to an end
While we bullied, stole and bought our a homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
And she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light

The blue and grey they stomped it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war over
They stuffed it just like a hog

And though the past has it's share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not obey

America where are you now?
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now
We can't fight alone against the monster

[evolved Anarchopunk]

14. I think people like you are tired of being stupefied

by our (lack of) culture. "You are only human" i hate that phrase, but even that simple logic is lost on this administration. i would say you are especially human bribri, and sound like a woman in touch with her emotions. And emotions should be overwhelming things at times- from what you said you apparently kno the feeling of crying and being separate from the emotion at the same time.
And i see it more and more, there is truly an age you pass where it is impossible not to have lost someone important to you- someone you kno you will think about every day of your existence. Even that thought might take a while to develop, but once it does, like a flower reaching maturity you are able to look around you and express a selfless love of everyone around you. It is at this moment, this very moment, that the idea of WAR will truly make you cry...

i believe in my signature, the mind of child is where the revolution begins. children today will have had to learn of war one way or another, that's true, i just fuckin wish it was only in history books

[Talismom]

15. I agree with you bribri. I'm horrified if I spend too much time

thinking about the world my 7 yr old twins are growing up in! But I'm determined to use this anger to energize myself and those around me to stop these thugs from doing any more damage. As much of a NY cynic as I am, it does seem to me that "what goes around eventually comes around", and as my signiture says, "Love's the only engine for survival!"

Wishing you some comfort and lotsa love!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

17. I understand your feelings - sometimes I'm overwhelmed

at the absolute irresponsibility of this administration. I fear that my kids will be facing a future of extreme hardship. They will most probably be paying for the "sins of the father."

[lateo]

18. Every time I hear about some of those children and parents being killed by

us I just cringe. I think about my children being injured or them seeing me killed or injured.

It is horrible.

[KarenS]

20. I understand completely, I have 5 GrandChildren.

I have shed a few tears myself.

For them, I have become an activist in my Middle Years.

editted for clarity.