OT: Changes

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Yo Dale,

 

> I know Butch I know. It just hurts. Nothing's ever going to take

> that away.

 

I hear you and I agree .. but time will take it away. Our kids and our

grandkids won't see things as we do. Just as we don't see it as our

grandparents did.

 

> And who are we to cut off a family's right to protect their choice?

 

Depends on what their choice is and whether or not their choice can

infringe on the rights of the whole .. and this is not new. Even if we

look at the War of Secession closely, we see that the cause was State's

Rights .. it was never an issue of slavery. However, the result of the

war was elimination of what President Lincoln called, " that particular

institution. " If Bureugard had not fired on Fort Sumter, it is highly

likely that the political division between the North and the South would

have continued for many more years .. it was 30 years old at the time ..

and its likely that slavery would have become extinct without a war that

killed tens of thousands of Americans. But .. the South was sensitized

to many issues and demanded their Constitutional " rights " .. and legal

rights they were .. even though they were morally wrong and infringed

upon the rights of others.

 

> This discussion could go on and on.

 

Yea .. right you are .. and it shouldn't cause we can not change what

change has forced upon America. This has always been the case and I

believe that we are better off today than we were 50 years ago .. and

better off 50 years ago than we were 100 years ago .. and so on.

 

> And if you were here I'd buy you a few drinks, good food and some ear

> plugs. Dale

 

Hawhawhaw .. I'd sho'nuf take you up on that. Its something I miss a

lot here .. not the good food and drinks, but the discussion. The ear

plugs would not be necessary. I love a good discussion.

 

Just met a young Turkish couple the other night .. real nice, bright

kids they are. The young gal is a 26 year old teacher at Middle East

Technical University .. a genius methinks. There is no ulterior motive

in our friendship .. her husband understands that. She speaks English

like an educated American, has a great knowledte of world history and

especially American history, and one of the most mature outlooks on

international politics and social events of any person I have ever met.

I enjoy talking with her and we plan on spending as much time as we can

together .. shooting the crap for hours on end. Her husband thinks its

great cause he says she talks too much and he would like to watch more

football. ;-p

 

Now I'm gonna go answer somebody off line .. on so-called Moroccan

Chamomile .. which ain't really Chamomile. ;-) Butch