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rainlillie Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:16 PM
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In the end, was it worth it?
That's the question I would like to ask Glenn Beck , Sarah Palin , the entire Faux News channel and the other folks who are running around creating division and promoting intolerance. As the instigators sit back and cash their huge paychecks, and watch Americans shouting at each other and calling each other vile names, was it worth it?

Was it worth it, knowing the entire world is watching, listening and absorbing everything that we're putting out. Was it worth it, knowing that the damage that has been done may never be repaired? I have to wonder what's going to happen once those voices of intolerance fade away and are proven wrong ( and they will be, they always are) What's going to be left standing? The Islamic Center.. maybe, The ideals of what this country was founded on...perhaps, but one things for certain... The hurt and pain that has been thrust upon American Muslims, will be something they'll carry inside them for years to come; and again, I have to ask, was it worth it?

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Martin Luther King Jr.
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walldude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:17 PM
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1. It is to them... When greed is your most base value
things like justice, fairness, and empathy are nothing but words.
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jayfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:18 PM
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2. They don't care and cannot be shamed. -NT-
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:19 PM
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3. you presume they have the ability to distinguish right from wrong
I respectfully disagree
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rainlillie Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:21 PM
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4. Saying they don't know right from wrong gives them a pass..
They know very well what they're doing.
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:23 PM
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7. Well, at least stop expecting decency and responsibility from them and treat them as the stupid evil
they are instead of pretending principled disagreement and that they are the loyal opposition.
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rainlillie Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:27 PM
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9. They are far from stupid..
The people that follow them on the other hand.... The right wing parrots like Beck and Palin know exactly what they're doing.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:22 PM
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5. Ask again when a fortified compound is a necessity.
:think:
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rainlillie Donating Member (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:24 PM
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8. Evil has been stopped in its tracks before and it shall be again.
It's up to the good people to stand up.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:29 PM
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11. --->
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:22 PM
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6. Sure. Distractions are always useful.
Make people upset and divided over something that really isn't that crucial. Take people's eyes off what is really important. No matter what side anyone is on, the "ground-zero mosque" is a tempest in a teapot. Why anyone is still discussing it is sopmewhat of a mystery to me. This is one of the least important topics the nation should be discussing, and there are some powerful interests who want the focus diverted away from what's important.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 02:28 PM
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10. I like the way you think. I'll be looking forward to your posts
in the future.

Redstone
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