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stopdiggin

(15,049 posts)
37. "Any suffering is caused by one's involvement with the status quo."
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 11:00 AM
Apr 2025

With due respect .... Nonsense.

And some flight of fancy where the people of the world would all tend their own vegetable gardens - and their fellow man - while occasionally engaging in a 'barter' system. (and no other real regard for the 'outside' world) Is frankly just that - a poetic fantasy, describing a world (and human beings) - that not only don't exist - but by any reasonable reading, never really did.

There are children that are going to end up dead (and parents grieve) that have never even heard the term 'status quo' - and furthermore don't even speak the language! (and a very good argument can be made that more of them will die with the removal of status quo - than would have been the case had there never been any.)

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The only way out is through. Americans need to suffer, and that means you and me. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #1
Sad but true. BigmanPigman Apr 2025 #2
+1 LiberalLoner Apr 2025 #9
Unfortunately that's the only way Horse with no Name Apr 2025 #7
It's like dealing with older children on an aggressive neuro- divergent spectrum .. haele Apr 2025 #27
Can I inquire flamingdem Apr 2025 #42
Sometimes. Sometimes not. haele Apr 2025 #47
Thanks! I just realized that I've dealt flamingdem Apr 2025 #53
Trump success means future Trump Clones/imitators. That should scare anyone. Red tie/ Blue coats lunkheads no-nothings RoeVWade Apr 2025 #30
Yes. That "schizophrenic" reaction to the horrible things he is doing while likewise hoping it reaches a level... hlthe2b Apr 2025 #3
I agree. The best I can hope for, personally, is for the pain to be temporary. And my mantra LiberalLoner Apr 2025 #10
I read a comment the past few days that he has an EO ready to sign to go after the guns. CrispyQ Apr 2025 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Rendville Apr 2025 #4
I hear you Tom Rinaldo Apr 2025 #5
This. I hate it, but this has to go really bad or we're doomed. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #8
Sad, but true. Good read Tom! Ferrets are Cool Apr 2025 #11
It's called cognitive dissonance, Ferett SheltieLover Apr 2025 #6
Feel the same as you. But when considering the "pain" points, I'm convinced allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #12
this is the comment. bdamomma Apr 2025 #21
The enormous failure is coming whether we to or not bronxiteforever Apr 2025 #13
Billionaires are mortal too... hunter Apr 2025 #17
Some of the billionaires are going to court trying to stop the fool. appleannie1 Apr 2025 #34
I just want them to fail, with as little further destruction as possible. 58Sunliner Apr 2025 #14
The other partner countries kacekwl Apr 2025 #15
And our once bdamomma Apr 2025 #23
Every war has collateral damage. Some times there is pain before healing can begin. Hotler Apr 2025 #16
Agree! The problem as i see it will be bluestarone Apr 2025 #19
It's our time. Most Americans have rarely known the real hardship that most of the world endures. johnnyplankton Apr 2025 #18
Exactly bdamomma Apr 2025 #24
It's an internal struggle for me too, but maga & low-info types need a sharp shock to shake them loose Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #22
Not only that radical noodle Apr 2025 #25
You know, I was in a class the other day ismnotwasm Apr 2025 #26
I start to feel better when I see some of our elected officials fight back. The "shadow hearings" are a start! usaf-vet Apr 2025 #28
Watching people embrace their inner Sarandon Sympthsical Apr 2025 #29
Then, understand this. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #31
"Any suffering is caused by one's involvement with the status quo." stopdiggin Apr 2025 #37
"Is frankly just that - a poetic fantasy" OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #60
it is/was the "Any suffering is caused by one's involvement with the status quo." stopdiggin Apr 2025 #61
My apologies for the delay in responding to your post. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #62
The simple truth is that it is all over but for the shouting. elocs Apr 2025 #32
Interesting that you blame the left Hope22 Apr 2025 #38
I don't blame the Left but there is blame for the Left. The GOP, the right, maga are what they are. elocs Apr 2025 #41
If anything we failed to see the media working 24/7 against us. Hope22 Apr 2025 #44
Your comment is put before a jury that you know nothing about until they hand down to you a guilty verdict when you knew elocs Apr 2025 #46
We will make it through and it certainly will not be a walk in the park. appleannie1 Apr 2025 #33
You're a better person than I am. Sky Jewels Apr 2025 #35
I completely understand Ferrets are Cool Apr 2025 #40
Your problem will solve itself in pulses. NNadir Apr 2025 #36
The question is swong19104 Apr 2025 #39
I admire your magnanimity. DFW Apr 2025 #43
I, honestly, agree with you. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2025 #45
Ah, OK. You scared me for a moment. DFW Apr 2025 #48
As someone who never got out of the Bush recession, GoCubsGo Apr 2025 #49
yes Skittles Apr 2025 #55
Even if by some magic he doesn't devastate the world economy... pat_k Apr 2025 #50
When we win. usonian Apr 2025 #51
"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote." - Kosh (Babylon 5) ThoughtCriminal Apr 2025 #52
I hear you Skittles Apr 2025 #54
Me too Ferrets are Cool Apr 2025 #56
If I ForgedCrank Apr 2025 #57
Agreed. I'm a Democrat because it aligns with my own standards of morality and humanism - I'm certainly not going to Midwestern Democrat Apr 2025 #63
The problem is that they will never learn Blaukraut Apr 2025 #58
Republicans must come to their senses before it's too late. Emile Apr 2025 #59
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