tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post8338651099228997594..comments2023-06-18T06:20:32.471-05:00Comments on True Life and Fiction: Mayans and Liberals Got it Wrong?True Life and Fictionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10194767305292360214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-1019573162532674992012-12-31T08:49:04.369-06:002012-12-31T08:49:04.369-06:00Seems we made it despite having run out of calenda...Seems we made it despite having run out of calendar time. And now that's done, happy 2013 to you!Angelikas Photographic Sketchbookhttp://photographic-sketchbook.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-14909543590480234262012-12-23T06:41:28.068-06:002012-12-23T06:41:28.068-06:00You know politicians JL; use available fodder and ...You know politicians JL; use available fodder and don't really care about the impact as long as they get re-elected on a sentiment.<br /><br />Nope, I didn't see this as harsh at all. I like to see people take a stand.<br /><br />.....dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-8829114431704392122012-12-22T17:57:29.691-06:002012-12-22T17:57:29.691-06:00Thanks for your comment, Donna.
I was hoping I wa...Thanks for your comment, Donna.<br /><br />I was hoping I wasn't coming off as too harsh but I feel like politicians are just using a terrible tragedy to further their own agendas and the agendas of those who paid for their election/re-election. It doesn't matter if they are Democrat or Republican, they all seem to do it. It seems though, that our current administration does it more often than anything I'd seen previously and/or it get less attention from the media.<br /><br />You are so right in your idea that their is no single answer to this problem. While I think a debate on the availability of certain guns in our nation is a step in the right direction, such a debate should not be brought up using the emotional push of recent events. It should be a rational debate by adults without agendas, and should include the whole spectrum of things that might contribute to violence and violent crimes involving guns in our nation.True Life and Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194767305292360214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096600932757908629.post-81835953241823797612012-12-22T12:06:14.600-06:002012-12-22T12:06:14.600-06:00Hello JL :) Yep, I guess we're all still here....Hello JL :) Yep, I guess we're all still here. Kinda cool to be here at the start of a "new age".<br /><br />One of my off-line friends is taking the stance of better mental health care to answer the questions of recent shootings. While I agree with her, I don't think that is THE solution to keep psychiatric patients from committing such heinous crimes as mass murder. And no, stricter gun control laws isn't totally the answer either, although it probably wouldn't do any harm.<br /><br />I propose we lessen the incidence of mass murder by reinstating the death penalty. Crazy or not, you kill a bunch of innocent people you deserve to be put to death for the crime.<br /><br />I don't think there is a single solution to the issue. The world is what it is, and until we get the guts to revamp the constitution, stop giving criminals more rights than victims, and make people take some personal responsibility for their actions, we'll continue to see this type of tragedy. One day, some psychotic politician is going to push a button and end the debate.<br /><br />Starting over may just be the answer :)<br /><br />Happy holidays JL.<br /><br />.........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com