tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post7286057258186000413..comments2024-03-27T12:58:00.592-07:00Comments on Snowbrush: Christmas in the TrenchesSnowbrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-55481030047855719102012-02-06T16:06:22.560-08:002012-02-06T16:06:22.560-08:00It needs war to line the pockets of the very rich....It needs war to line the pockets of the very rich...yes, we should be used to it...but that doesn't mean that there can't be change. We the people do actually have a say, we just refuse to voice it.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037465392747165349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-92159291570526012682012-02-06T14:22:58.184-08:002012-02-06T14:22:58.184-08:00I pay for and get reputable economic advice. Three...I pay for and get reputable economic advice. Three weeks ago, I was advised to consider the economic knock on of a US invasion of Iran.<br />The article pointed out that the US spends 40% of the global defence budget and that industry is so huge that it needs wars to keep its millions employed. <br />Better get used to it.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-7033710887861744372012-01-04T10:58:06.631-08:002012-01-04T10:58:06.631-08:00what an amazing song and appropriate sentiment. ma...what an amazing song and appropriate sentiment. man is not violent by nature. young kids have a way of settling differences and moving on. it's only after they become part of the adult culture do they become warlike.<br /><br />war is about greed and power, and wherever there is power there is corruption. the us has some freedoms syria, for example, does not. but the elite in this country are working on chipping away at that. witness the indefinate detention bill that just became law. no more habaeus corpus. it has only been around since 1679. eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex, and over the years the lawmakers at the behest of the special interest that run things made it profitable for corporations to do the war making, and now those corporations want no end to the war. i'm talking food service contracts and so many other 'infastructure' essentials of war that now impacts the quarterly profits of major transnationals, such as coca-cola, which, like the financial industry, owns both parties. <br /><br />we are in a bad situation in this world, and a lot of people who oppose this rotten system will probably spend a lot of time in jail this year becuz they peacefully oppose it. empires do rise and fall. it is the way of this world since we began 'civilizing' 5,000 years ago. before that event, we still had a rich human culture, with the women of this world playing a much more prominent role in society and family. until the women re-emerge (and i don't mean hillary clinton, who is a product of the dominant culture), the paternalistic war machine will roll on, seems to me.Ed Pilollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139531369534586168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-86553552769692098142012-01-04T09:45:19.107-08:002012-01-04T09:45:19.107-08:00Of course you abhor war. You're a kind and se...Of course you abhor war. You're a kind and sensitive man. Hard to understand how/why our country is so violent in so many ways. Still, we must try to find some peace in our own lives. I wish you tons of it.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-89126077854858782222012-01-03T06:21:08.712-08:002012-01-03T06:21:08.712-08:00I wrote about Christmas Truce a few years back. It...I wrote about Christmas Truce a few years back. It is an incredible occasion in our rough and cruel history - perhaps a sign that basic goodness and decency exist in the hearts of the common man.<br />Now that a share my life with a soldier, the meaning of this one moment in time means so much more...<br />Wishing you and yours a prosperous 2012, may it be a good one for you and Peggy.;) And for the rest of your family;)<br />xoxoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-70364703615886938952012-01-01T19:08:27.792-08:002012-01-01T19:08:27.792-08:00Amen.
And best wishes for your new year.Amen.<br />And best wishes for your new year.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-80532531933073229322012-01-01T04:44:12.874-08:002012-01-01T04:44:12.874-08:00I forgot to add one thing, and that is American ha...I forgot to add one thing, and that is American has only been around some 250 odds years, while Europe, England, France, Roman all went conquering all over the place. This country was conquered , the original people all near gone from genocide. Most likely everyone posted is living in a country conquered or conquering, at war or has been to war. <br /><br />Other countries that don't go to war, or just send a few it's because they all know American will. We get criticized if we do, and if we don't. I hear so many "It's not worth voting" If those did vote we might become a country really worth being proud of. It's time for those standing by and watching to get involved.Kendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280656267699465674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-8761998556110847152012-01-01T04:29:51.695-08:002012-01-01T04:29:51.695-08:00If you don't vote you've no right to compl...If you don't vote you've no right to complain. It's a big problem, if those that don't vote went out and got active we might accomplish more.Kendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280656267699465674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-41221512732982995072012-01-01T04:22:00.068-08:002012-01-01T04:22:00.068-08:00I agree, as it seems so many do. So why do we keep...I agree, as it seems so many do. So why do we keep finding ourselves in other people's countries telling them how to live? I think because so many American's don't want to bother with the time to write or tell their Senators, Congressmen to butt out. I don't think our way is the best, making the rich richer and more powerful and the poor even worse off. <br /><br />It's not so bad because I see more and more people helping each other, getting involved in their communities. I hope it catches on everywhere. It's up to us get involved and help when we can. Also get off the two party system. Let we 99%er'sstart our own party.Kendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280656267699465674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-17871267256396387172011-12-31T16:42:17.649-08:002011-12-31T16:42:17.649-08:00In one of those end-of-year retrospectives, I saw ...In one of those end-of-year retrospectives, I saw that the last U.S. veteran of World War I had died in 2011.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-72347929414335964252011-12-31T16:30:56.688-08:002011-12-31T16:30:56.688-08:00Snow, I can only agree with you on this one.
Happ...Snow, I can only agree with you on this one. <br />Happy New Year.A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-38762177668727718702011-12-31T13:03:27.219-08:002011-12-31T13:03:27.219-08:00"Okay, I'll give up my pussy-footing dipl..."Okay, I'll give up my pussy-footing diplomacy and post a video of myself peeing on an American flag while throwing darts at a picture of the Jesus"....Now THAT'S what I want for a present. Hehehe, Happy New Year to you Peggy, Brewster and Bonnie, may 2012 be as pain-free as is feasible and filled with laughter. xxxAll Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-75845498642161560702011-12-31T10:27:39.316-08:002011-12-31T10:27:39.316-08:00This was very lovely Snowbrush and thank you for s...This was very lovely Snowbrush and thank you for stopping by Miss Lucy's blog and leaving me a message. I have not posted on either of my sites for a long time. A while ago I decided that if I was pushed for time real time people had to be my priority. I have been very busy in the last few months and really did not have much that I thought anyone would want to hear. Perhaps a fresh start in the new year. <br />Your blog is one of the best blogs I follow and I thank you for making us all think about things like war and our part in it. Why is it that every one wants peace but no one is willing to give up total power to attain it? <br /><br />Happy New Year my friend and please keep posting these posts and continue to challenge me to think about my life and the world around me.Catzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863602873111089991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-38710475162310782172011-12-31T08:36:30.455-08:002011-12-31T08:36:30.455-08:00Dear Snow,
Wishing you everything good in 2012!
He...Dear Snow,<br />Wishing you everything good in 2012!<br />Helen in BendHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-50783565833839665192011-12-31T08:25:18.056-08:002011-12-31T08:25:18.056-08:00I'd be interested in your comments on this art...I'd be interested in your comments on this article:<br />http://nextyearcountrynews.blogspot.com/2011/12/just-because-youre-atheist-doesnt-make.htmlThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-36599677790081529182011-12-31T01:22:29.933-08:002011-12-31T01:22:29.933-08:00Hello Snowbrush,
I have come to say "Thank Y...Hello Snowbrush,<br /><br />I have come to say "Thank You". You were the first person to comment on my blog when I wrote one back December 2008. Its been long time since then and I do see that your blog has taken a great shape and you have been writing a lot. Kind of super-star in small world :).<br /><br />I am in US for my education but when I looked up google maps for Oregon, I felt I am still too far to come and personally thank you.<br /><br />Thank You for your encouragement and Happy New Year.Amit Choudharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904398580246443295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-24106437273436622792011-12-30T20:24:42.662-08:002011-12-30T20:24:42.662-08:00Thank you for this post Snow...I am so angry about...Thank you for this post Snow...I am so angry about the state of the world and the role that America plays in creating hell for humans all over the world in my name. And I certainly hope that no one still believes we go to other countries with our tanks and drones to gift them with democracy.. This link is a post at another blog I read...It shows a map of Iran and just how many US bases surround it....<br /><br />http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2011/12/strait-of-hormuz-standoff-iran-films-us.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RunningcauseICantFly+%28Running+%27Cause+I+Can%27t+Fly%29<br /><br />Nothing like another war to take our minds off the fact that there are no jobs, and children go to bed hungry, and people die for lack of health care right here in the good old land of freedom and justice for all.....and all while we the people sit around our tv's watching corporate news tell us who to hate when we should all be out Occupying something...It's time to DO something!<br />xojuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037465392747165349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-90800562126205687562011-12-30T05:28:03.518-08:002011-12-30T05:28:03.518-08:00I don't know...I really don't. I guess one...I don't know...I really don't. I guess one reason has to be that male dominence over another is already biologically implanted in us. But still, the thought itself depresses me.Punk Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384444438981628779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-10796547621398431462011-12-30T02:53:43.693-08:002011-12-30T02:53:43.693-08:00complimenti un post fantastico mi sono aggiunta se...complimenti un post fantastico mi sono aggiunta se ti va passa mi farebbe piacereGiovannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539146489849828267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-61550409721023613202011-12-30T00:35:16.679-08:002011-12-30T00:35:16.679-08:00In response, Snow, I don't know. I read many ...In response, Snow, I don't know. I read many men, eager to leave the drudgery of farm life, quickly signed on to one side or the other in the civil war. They wanted to fight, did not think of the horrors they would see, experience, inflict upon others or be inflicted upon.<br /><br />In Hemmingways For Whom the Bell Tolls, a young professor travels to Spain no less, to fight in their war. And dies in their war. This is incomprehensible to locals, hiding in the hills. One conversation in that book is very interesting to me. When, as they drink and converse, in the cave, the local band of rebels, and the American, they take to discussing how long it takes to live a life. Can a life be lived in one day or three days, they debate. It's a good book about war and all it's contradictions and personal dilemmas.Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-7322470870108434112011-12-29T12:53:53.278-08:002011-12-29T12:53:53.278-08:00Ah, Snow,,,,you KNOW I cried when I heard this son...Ah, Snow,,,,you KNOW I cried when I heard this song and read your words. I am NOT a *Pollyannna*....but it remains a mystery to me why *WE* (the entire world) insists on war....killing, bloodshed... it doesn't make any sense to me....but these days, especially after my last few months, not too much makes real sense. I just try to be as loving as I can to everyone...and not to harbour hatred/bitterness to those who have really hurt me. I guess I am trying to say that I believe if we all try and love the world...the people, the animals, the plants...it's the best that can be done...and we will know in our hearts and souls we did what we could.<br /><br />You have "rounded up" a small, but mighty group of friends here.... many of us think differently about God, our Country etc....but still, we all embrace our love of you....and you know, this is what life is really all about!<br /><br />Love to you, Peggy , Blue and Brewsky - and a HAPPY 2012! Less Pain! More Love!<br /><br />♥ Robin ♥Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-20937069068199725392011-12-29T10:57:36.441-08:002011-12-29T10:57:36.441-08:00"It meant nothing, the truce."
I read a..."It meant nothing, the truce."<br /><br />I read a book once--title and author now forgotten--which took the position that ordinary citizens are rarely keen on going to war until their leaders have convinced them that it is necessary, often through lies. For instance, would America have gone into WWI had we known the Lusitania really was carrying ammunition to Germany's enemies, or would we have gone into the Spanish American War had we known there was no evidence that the Spanish--or anyone else--intentionally blew up the Battleship Maine? Even prior to WWII, Roosevelt spent a great deal of time trying to get us into that war. For instance, prior to Japan's attack, we had deprived them of access to their oil supply. If the author's contention is correct, the Christmas Truce might have meant that these men in the trenches, the ones who were doing the actual fighting while their leaders were snug in bed back home, had a moment of clarity, and saw that they were but pawns in someone else's game. I agree completely that a nation's leaders should bear more of the burden. Bush and Obama sent many people to die or be maimed, yet they themselves can look forward to a lifetime of comfort and wealth.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-37742888638732314672011-12-29T09:27:58.386-08:002011-12-29T09:27:58.386-08:00Hello,
I'm not sure if I've told you befo...Hello,<br /><br />I'm not sure if I've told you before, but I am from Mindanao -- where all Caucasians are not advised to go to and where the recent typhoon/bad flooding had occurred (Again, thanks for the concern. It was a great relief when I found out my family is far from harm since I currently live far away from them).<br /><br />The reason many Caucasians are told not to go there is because of the peace and order situation in the island -- which is pretty much nil in some areas. In fact, when people find out I'm from there one of the things they usually ask me is "Aren't you scared of living there?".<br /><br />The unrest comes from different factions: the government, the separatists, the leftists, the people who just want to protect themselves from the chaos -- and yes, multinational companies also have something to do with it as the island is a haven for natural resources. Reasons vary from political, economical to religious. <br /><br />My mother told me that my grandparents' old house were gunned down. People of my kin (my ethnic group) were attacked (by another ethnic group) and so they started to arm themselves. This was back in the 70s and 80s. <br /><br />The two ethnic groups had stopped meeting in the front lines. However, there is still much turmoil in the island. When I was 10, one of my cousins was victim of a bombing in our town.I never really talked to her but she was a good kid.<br /><br />Too much lives were wasted. And sometimes, what people are fighting for don't seem clear to me. Land? Two decades ago people here believed that land cannot be owned. Money? It's temporary. Religion? What for?<br /><br />It's very sad because Mindanao has a lot to offer. Natural wonders, cultural diversity, endemic flora and fauna...but it's all being washed away because of many useless wars. I just hope it ends soon.Kerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146666763404548871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-85868941788388382442011-12-29T09:17:07.689-08:002011-12-29T09:17:07.689-08:00This post is a mighty special Christmas gift, my f...This post is a mighty special Christmas gift, my friend. <br /><br />I join you in the shame ...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-67518689777576301792011-12-29T05:41:10.471-08:002011-12-29T05:41:10.471-08:00I hadn't heard of this one before but the song...I hadn't heard of this one before but the song and the video did make me weep too. Many thanks for sharing it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770349713578695608noreply@blogger.com