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OneGrassRoot

(22,917 posts)
14. Oh, yes, there have been many conversations here at DU....
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 07:55 AM
Jul 2012

You will no doubt remember bobbolink and the heated threads any time poverty and homelessness were mentioned.

I actually want to address your post further in much more detail but don't have time right now. I agree with you that we can multitask: work to change system which creates poverty, as well as relieve suffering NOW.

The key is the wording -- charity versus justice -- and the intention of those offering assistance.

I'll be back.......



You're too kind! I think people who lack compassion should be pushed out snappyturtle Jul 2012 #1
LOL! No, no, it's fine. Believe me, I hear you... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #2
I hope you're right! nt snappyturtle Jul 2012 #3
Don't feel bad, snappyturtle. I'm in a funk today too. Been there for a couple of weeks, calimary Jul 2012 #52
Thank you....now I don't feel so alone with my thoughts! snappyturtle Jul 2012 #53
Let them be where they are Ricochet21 Jul 2012 #4
I can reach out and extend an invitation to see things differently... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #5
+1000 DeSwiss Jul 2012 #18
I surely didn't always feel this way, kimmerspixelated Jul 2012 #6
What's strange that I see get the red out Jul 2012 #7
I need to study Clinton then... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #8
Well, then I'm an expert get the red out Jul 2012 #11
Nice :) OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #12
I came up with a few loaded words get the red out Jul 2012 #15
dang... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #16
Are you equally tolerant of these words: Fruit of Islam Jul 2012 #17
Wow! A troll on ASAH? Kookaburra Jul 2012 #19
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #20
Both of those accounts was the same repeat troll (Islam and icke.) Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #22
LOL OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #23
I would LOL if your reaction down is up Jul 2012 #40
Please keep in mind... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #42
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #47
See, I just learned something... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #48
And I learned something, as well... japa beads jamie Jul 2012 #49
Dude, I am watching you icymist Jul 2012 #51
And what is that supposed to mean? Sadge Sun-tastic Jul 2012 #61
Any other questions? icymist Jul 2012 #64
I have one! Pick me!!! davsand Jul 2012 #65
Yes. eager beaver. Jul 2012 #66
This guy keeps reincarnating as another name only! icymist Jul 2012 #50
That's a hoot! Kookaburra Jul 2012 #25
Definitely weird! kimmerspixelated Jul 2012 #28
I just got back on here get the red out Jul 2012 #37
I don't know if this troll was a conservative or not, kentauros Jul 2012 #39
Funny how quick you are to label someone... lightworker at work Jul 2012 #45
The troll-label is appropriate. kentauros Jul 2012 #54
Just because I have a low post count Sadge Sun-tastic Jul 2012 #60
A low post count can contribute to the troll-label. kentauros Jul 2012 #62
Sorry, I'm married to a Republican get the red out Jul 2012 #56
Why in heavens would my post violate you? down is up Jul 2012 #41
Yes, why? get the red out Jul 2012 #35
Public transportation??? OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #27
I can think of at least two reasons for why they'd dislike public transportation. kentauros Jul 2012 #31
racism and classism get the red out Jul 2012 #36
Unreal.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #43
For language, you could also look at George Lakoff bigmonkey Jul 2012 #63
If you're talking about our fellow Liberals, kentauros Jul 2012 #9
Oh, yes, there have been many conversations here at DU.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #14
Like so many things, I think it's semantics, kentauros... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #26
Maybe I'm just too tired to read (and comprehend) kentauros Jul 2012 #29
I haven't seen help refused very often... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #30
I think we're both trying to get to the foundation of it, kentauros Jul 2012 #32
Well said, kentauros.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #34
"I have to wonder if any of them other than the TROLLS read us" lightworker at work Jul 2012 #46
"Repeat offenders" such as yourself, kentauros Jul 2012 #55
I bet I know why that view exists from an "emotional" standpoint get the red out Jul 2012 #57
Just yesterday I listened to one of Alan Cohen's recent shows. kentauros Jul 2012 #58
I agree with you completely get the red out Jul 2012 #59
I think of it as kinda like not being able to hear a dog whistle. davsand Jul 2012 #10
Wow, that is powerful... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #13
We are living in the age of manufactured consent that reaches people via emotions, not fact. mother earth Jul 2012 #21
.... OneGrassRoot Jul 2012 #24
Never underestimate the evil that exists. If there truly is a shift, it will come about because mother earth Jul 2012 #33
Manipulation get the red out Jul 2012 #38
I find that I just laugh at them. BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #44
sowing seeds of love needs the soil of a receptive heart NuttyFluffers Aug 2012 #67
... OneGrassRoot Aug 2012 #68
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