tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post2266594286630874304..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: VETERANS DAY - CALIFORNIA SECEDE? -- PROTESTSJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-89346836111774011732016-11-30T14:57:47.018-08:002016-11-30T14:57:47.018-08:00Yes, as the Texas link I provided notes, seceding ...Yes, as the Texas link I provided notes, seceding is not a new idea. Numerous states have had groups talking about doing just that for various reasons through the years. The Civil War was one other such effort we wouldn't want to repeat. <br /><br />People seem to have different ideas about what constitutes ethical behavior for themselves and in others, or what, if any, violations by joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10783643719839147132016-11-30T11:12:38.676-08:002016-11-30T11:12:38.676-08:00How can ethical people vote for an unethical candi...How can ethical people vote for an unethical candidate and justify it in the name of expediency? I don’t know.<br /><br />“Some Californians are considering options for the state to secede from the United States.”<br /><br />That’s true here in Oregon too (where the conservative eastern part of state has long wanted, not to secede, but to form a separate from the liberal western half--as is the Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-13466739081684920062016-11-14T20:07:22.809-08:002016-11-14T20:07:22.809-08:00Appreciate your comment. We can hope there will b...Appreciate your comment. We can hope there will be courageous individuals with integrity in government who will take positions to protect all citizens freedom and rights. Meanwhile, citizens need to prepare now for the Mid-term elections.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-28995557596626860582016-11-14T18:31:24.768-08:002016-11-14T18:31:24.768-08:00Thanks for the article. Brilliant. Autocracy is no...Thanks for the article. Brilliant. Autocracy is now elected and condoned by those who know better but are in fear.<br /><br />Frightening times indeed.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-68634120273412540532016-11-14T13:23:17.954-08:002016-11-14T13:23:17.954-08:00I agree the TV news, media in general, did not ful...I agree the TV news, media in general, did not fulfill their responsibility. I believe this to be partially the consequence of the worst case scenario associated with corporations owning TV networks, for example, as when G.E. took over NBC they ceased to view news as an obligatory responsibility in return for use of the public airwaves that belong to the people. Instead, news has been viewed asjoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21686060527446159922016-11-13T19:18:47.537-08:002016-11-13T19:18:47.537-08:00I think the US media, mostly TV news, did not do i...I think the US media, mostly TV news, did not do its job. I should be neutral when reporting, but also not letting lies go by, truth should be important. They could have editorials, of course, but then the public would not that these are the media’s opinion. I have read articles by several people who believe that D. Trump won’t last 4 years, that he will either be bored, or do something not Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71133235406676149332016-11-13T11:38:30.068-08:002016-11-13T11:38:30.068-08:00Appreciate your comments and observations as we be...Appreciate your comments and observations as we begin this new odyssey to preserve our democratic republic.<br /><br />Masha Gessen, 49 year old journalist who is a citizen of both Russia and United States, offers some significant points by which we can monitor the actions of our President-elect and the governing actions his administration institutes. For others unfamiliar with this NYR Daily joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-78443268623508831862016-11-13T09:36:48.909-08:002016-11-13T09:36:48.909-08:00Thank you for the NYR url. I read the article and ...Thank you for the NYR url. I read the article and can only hope that there are others, those who matter, will read and understand and act on Masha Gessen’s points. <br /><br />Those in the British government who ridiculed and name-called Trump the most are suddenly changing their tune and offering to work closely with him.<br /><br />It’s enough to make you sick to your stomach.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-77030844195740629432016-11-12T20:06:06.507-08:002016-11-12T20:06:06.507-08:00Glad to have your visit. Yes, I know of Pence and...Glad to have your visit. Yes, I know of Pence and you've summed up well what he stands for. These next years will challenge us all to maintain the country our forefathers including some of my ancestors fought and died to create. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-87073106175667775532016-11-12T18:39:30.366-08:002016-11-12T18:39:30.366-08:00Thank you for the kind words and especially for th...Thank you for the kind words and especially for the link to the fascinating article.<br /><br />Trump may not know who he is, but Pence knows exactly who he is and so do we. He is the man who wanted to eliminate funding for HIV and transfer the money to "conversion therapy" for gays. He signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that allowed discrimination against anyone if it was NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-8358168200878209512016-11-12T12:26:48.206-08:002016-11-12T12:26:48.206-08:00That's what we need to do now, perhaps with a ...That's what we need to do now, perhaps with a more intense focus than we may have had in the past.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-37536385604448922412016-11-12T07:01:23.834-08:002016-11-12T07:01:23.834-08:00Especially like your final four "Let us . . ....Especially like your final four "Let us . . ." statements. I intend to work as hard as I can to prevent us from moving 50 years backward on the path to realizing this country's full potential--liberty and justice for all.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-40518519810885104082016-11-11T17:04:47.146-08:002016-11-11T17:04:47.146-08:00Thanks! Glad my words were received as you descri...Thanks! Glad my words were received as you describe. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21206624189528368512016-11-11T15:09:56.696-08:002016-11-11T15:09:56.696-08:00An intelligent, well researched and well written p...An intelligent, well researched and well written post. I have read posts by very angry/sad bloggers but you have somehow cleared the air and stayed unemotional.<br /><br />Thank you. And good luck. we will all need it.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-31866798995095465022016-11-11T11:38:30.462-08:002016-11-11T11:38:30.462-08:00I didn't expect this President-elect, so I'...I didn't expect this President-elect, so I'll see what develops with CA seceding. Possibly the reason it's so hard to figure out who the new guy is might be because he doesn't even know who he is. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1438067387127054592016-11-11T10:49:34.008-08:002016-11-11T10:49:34.008-08:00I've encountered much change through my life a...I've encountered much change through my life and have mostly thrived on it. Only since the advent of the Digital or Computer Age, or whatever is the generally accepted descriptive term, have I seen so much change in so many areas of life at such an ever-continuing rapid rate. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-44675183918117232032016-11-11T08:57:32.810-08:002016-11-11T08:57:32.810-08:00I hope CA doesn't secede...please. When you f...I hope CA doesn't secede...please. When you figure out who the new guy is let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91367557856895674552016-11-11T08:15:39.239-08:002016-11-11T08:15:39.239-08:00WOW .. that is a lot of research and much to ponde...WOW .. that is a lot of research and much to ponder. As I state in my blog that I entered today I am in shock but it has also made me very reflective and looking back as things have changed in my lifetime it helps to soften the blow.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.com