posted April 17, 2013 04:24 PM            

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Passion is often only seen in the polarized sides of the political debates that happen. Each side gets rapped up in their dogmas and fights like heck on behalf of their positions. Anger rises, verbal pushing and shoving happen, and we think this is where the passion and answers are.

Maybe the search for truth and justice and love actually is found in a different kind of strength and another form of passion. A passion and strength wrapped in a clear hunger for the truth no matter how it upsets our own preconceived notions. A strength, which stands tall in compassion and kindness and believes justice isn't achieved through violence whether sponsored by a government, a gang or some terrorist organization.

People are looking for passion and strength in their lives whether in politics or their partners. A passion and strength that has at its core a desire for truth and treating people kindly and gently. Strength is not held by the loud, angry, abusive and rage filled, though often this is confusing for us. True strength is held by those who can stand in the midst of life storms and sometimes awful tragedies and hold a position firmly of kindness and justice.

Where do we start with all this and defining strength differently? Before we can change our politics and institutions, we first need to change who we are ourselves and what we value in others that are part of our intimate circles. When that begins to change, then the world changes. Every we has to start with an I.

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rest here>>> http://news.yahoo.com/americans-crave-justice-revenge-wake-boston-bombing-182304804--abc-news-politics.html

posted April 17, 2013 05:53 PM            

but eventually, the "collateral damage" as weighed against the "good fight" becomes glaringly more damaging, and more substantial means of dealing with our differences come to be considered.

and interestingly, this doesn't usually happen when the economy is percolating along nicely, but when enough people start feeling ground down, so where we are now is still shy of resolution, but to me it looks like it is coming.

posted April 17, 2013 06:32 PM            

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posted April 17, 2013 07:12 PM            

oh, duh, answer: rush and friends

posted April 17, 2013 07:18 PM            

I agree with Joan. People are pretty beat up, and have had their strings pulled too many times.

CNN today reported that they knew who the bomber was, and then had to quickly retract.

posted April 17, 2013 08:47 PM            

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True strength is held by those who can stand in the midst of life storms and sometimes awful tragedies and hold a position firmly of kindness and justice.

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posted April 18, 2013 12:02 AM            

I don't think retaliation will benefit anyone. Especially, since everyone seems to be suspecting this was the act of a lone individual. Who exactly would we be getting our revenge on? Him? (By torture???) If the individual wasn't the mastermind, than I do hope for justice to be extended to the party/person who was with them or giving them their instruction. But, again... I feel the catalyst will be something intangible, and closer to affairs at home, if they acted on something abstract as some have suggested... because of Tax return or Patriot day or what have you... some personal agenda or vendetta that has led them to commit this crime... whatever it may be. I doubt there will be any way to get "revenge" or even true justice. All I see is a big blame game going on from where I am. Lots of questions, no answers, and people jumping to conclusions and old prejudices popping up all over again.

Something has to change... vengeance won't do that. Neither will the witch hunting... (which will happen regardless of the "why" once it is determined/if it is determined.) They'll track down every person who had anything to do with "why" this terrible person was left out to wreck havoc on the world, and each of those people will be shunned and everyone will say "tsk tsk", but, overall... there will be no great victory or retribution, or reform.

Those are just my feelings...

~___~ Mercy and Justice, not violence, that is what is important to me in any criminal case. But, if someone else's life is put at risk, I don't blame anyone for defending themselves when and if they are confronted with this individual (entity?). If I'm sick of anything, it's the mindless, senseless, waste of innocent lives. So, just because this person may resist capture, when things come down to it, I'd rather the authorities capture them alive, but this person is dangerous, we all know that... the laws of man, and laws of karma are often very different. If his fate, and his desired end happens to be, for instance, taking out as many people as possible with him... the laws of man are to safeguard the innocent and themselves. I keep in mind, that this person may already have died, may be brought to justice through death at the hands of the authorities, and I keep in mind that their death will undoubtedly be questioned by others for one reason or another, if it comes down to that. I wish everyone would think this way beforehand, and keep in mind that while we are looking for justice, that we are also looking for a dangerous individual. I think just because he (or they) used a crude device in that demonstration, does not mean they are incapable of creating an even more devastating device, or prepared to defend themselves. What they have done, it took planning, it was not a flyby operation, it was not a impromptu car jacking or mugging... Everyone keeps mentioning the sophistication of the devices as though it indicates the intelligence of the perpetrator(s), few have stated how well conceived, and drawn out the actual event was, and certainly in the media they press the notion that such unsophisticated devices are being used to emphasize and profile someone with not so great capability/understanding; but, I'm sure there would be those (at least on the federal level), who would know how dangerous it is to underestimate your enemy. I am not religious, in that, while I believe in mercy, I do not believe in mercy unearned (not religious mercy). If they show me this person is entirely unstable, if they show me a person who had their arm twisted behind their back by another devious being, if that person were to come forward (not be a coward) and take responsibility for this heinous misdeed, that's when mercy, to me, is a consideration. Right now, though... I have to say, justice... is the only thing I see them as deserving. As an American, as a human being... I cannot look at the images of the three lives lost already, and not feel anger at those responsible. But, I would never act on anger. I don't think all Americans would restrain themselves... again, as I look at these innocent souls, I think of their own kinfolk, I think of everyone in Boston at that time... and I wouldn't blame, not one of them, if they did act in anger. That's just me. I think more Americans feel that way, angry, I don't see the majority having an idealistic view or temperament towards the culprit, nor do I see many being as pragmatic as I consider myself to be toward them/this tragedy... just a lot of anger and fear. Fear and anger in the past have only resulted in negative solutions, negative outcomes... idealism, while something to strive for, tends to yield no results at all. Constitutional justice is the one fall safe median between the two extremes, and either way, some people are bound to not be pleased with the outcome. Justice is the lesser of the two evils at this point in time, this day in age. I hope that it is upheld, but have many doubts. So I can only speak for myself. This American wants justice.

~sorry so long winded... I have no wit (brevity). It's late and I'm exhausted, may edit tomorrow when as least some of my brain is functioning in full form. (apologies~)

tc~ everyone! (g'day/g'night!) <3

posted April 19, 2013 07:11 AM            

Up-to-date and local.

posted April 19, 2013 03:01 PM            

but am reading too much into numbers and i don't buy the official story. neither because of the ritualistic number the day adds up to, or because it seems too convenient that it happened on the day the gold markets crashed like they hadn't in decades.

i think it is also convenient that one of the accused is killed and the other has a blockbuster movie chase associate with him (was the cop killing in December/Janurary in California practice for this?)

To me as an outsider from all parties involved....only two things are facts, one that innocents have been killed, and 2 that whatever 'reply' to this event will show who really did it (even if these 2 are still the accused) and what their true motives are.

posted April 19, 2013 03:10 PM            

then this Saturday is 22 which is up one master number from 11 and the day adds up to a 32 (the same number as 23 and the next number to add up to a 5 from it).....

so yes wrong forum huh? or my sneaky way of getting more people interested in numbers lol.

I think if most ppl stop bickering and focus on loving not accusing one another, things may turn out to the peoples not the psychos advantage this next week! that is only if one isn't enjoying where this is leading of course...as to each their own.