Monday, September 14
WE HOPE THEY DIE
As you should know if you have been watching the NEWS, any NEWS actually, a lone gun person walked up to a police vehicle and with a handgun shot the two officers inside and then ran away. This action was caught on camera. When the two officers were taken to the hospital for treatment, there was a crowd of people protesting in front of the hospital chanting, WE HOPE THEY DIE...
These are AMERICANS hoping other AMERICANS will die...
This is happening in California and perhaps not that indicative of the rest of the country but it is happening nonetheless and as AMERICANS we should be alarmed and outraged at this type of behavior over our own citizens and disdain for HUMAN LIFE.
Our country is in TURMOIL and to blame Democrats or Republicans is equally wrong as it is more a FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP throughout the country as a whole... and, has its roots in the ideology that TRUMP should not be President because he was not elected by a majority of the people but by the ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
That attitude is nothing more than not understanding nor accepting our US Constitution. And, if you think the US Constitution is wrong, then CHANGE IT.
BUT, to hope someone DIES is unforgivable... and, I cannot imagine what goes through the mind of an individual or a group of people who think that someone with whom they disagree should DIE.
THIS IS NOT MY AMERICA... IS IT YOURS?
Do You Feel Safe at Home?
Is Your Community Safe?
This is a complicated subject, and it’s one we’ve tried to examine for years. Today’s high current of civil unrest makes these questions more vital than ever. As part of our commitment to provide the most helpful and relevant information in our reports, we’ve made some changes this year.
You’ll find a deeper analysis of multiple factors that impact life in the metro communities that report the highest numbers of crime incidents.
For the purposes of this report, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.
Here are the 10 most dangerous metro areas in America for 2020
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Wichita, Kansas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, Michigan
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, Washington
- Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Mobile, Alabama
Sunday, September 13
Saving India's Elephants
By Swaminathan Natarajan
BBC World Service
Sangita Iyer (ABOVE) is on a mission.
As a child, the documentary maker, who was born in the Indian state of Kerala but now lives in Toronto, saw ceremonial elephants being paraded and thought they were beautiful. Later, she learned about the ordeal the animals are subjected to.
"So many elephants had ghastly wounds on their hips, massive tumours and blood oozing out of their ankles, because chains had cut into their flesh and many of them were blind," Iyer told the BBC. She has made a documentary, Gods in Shackles, in an attempt to draw attention to the treatment of temple elephants she saw in India.
"They were so helpless and the chains were so heavy," she said. "It was absolutely heart-breaking for me to witness this."
An old tradition
Hindu and Buddhist traditions give elephants an elevated status. For centuries, temples and monasteries have used them to perform sacred duties. Devotees even seek blessings from them. The reputation of some elephants outlives their time on Earth.
Near Kerala's well-known Guruvayur Temple you will find a life-size concrete statue of a much loved elephant called Kesavan. Its tusks adorn the entrance of the temple. It is claimed that Kesavan circled the temple before collapsing and dying in 1976, aged 72. It is common to see people gather to mourn the death of temple elephants - even if they are not that famous.
"They torture the elephants to death, and after their death they light lamps and shed crocodile tears, as though they really feel sad for these elephants," Iyer said. TO READ ENTIRE STORY, CLICK HERE...
Saturday, September 12
ONCE AGAIN
It would appear that ONCE AGAIN September 11, 2001 has come and gone with a memory lapse of what this country went through 19 years ago. A few random photos were posted on the internet and social media forums and blogs and a few articles were written and published by the mainstream media and some people were interview and Churches in NYC held memorial services, but BLM matter and the memories of the CIVIL WAR seem to be a more important issue here in AMERICA, HOME OF THE FREE.
- China released COVID into the world population and all the Democrats care about is blaming Trump
- China has the largest NAVY in the world today and all the Democrats care about is blaming Trump
- Racism runs unmolested in our cities today and all the Democrats care about is blaming Trump
As a Vietnam Veteran, I find this behavior unacceptable but I have no idea what the rest of America THINKS because America is clouded over by the BLM movement, remembering the CIVIL WAR, and letting us all know that 13% of the population is going to bitch, moan, protest, riot, and loot until they get what they want.
BUT, and this is just my opinion, if the 13% actually get what they want, RACISM will increase in America as the rest of us begin to flex their muscles in the only way that we know how and that is PASSIVE RESISTANCE and RELUCTANT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE that will manifest itself in our subtle actions towards the 13% in the future.
THIS IS NOT A THREAT BUT COMMON SENSE AFTER SEEING SO MANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IN THE PAST DEVELOP OVER OUR INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS.
For those of you who understand SYSTEMS THINKING, we are reaction to SPECIAL CAUSE VARIATION when we should be reacting to COMMON CAUSE VARIATION...
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