Khizr Khan, father of 27-year-old Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was awarded a Bronze star following his death in 2004 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, speaks about Trump's obscene stunt of staging a political photo-op in the cemetery:
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Dr. Flowersreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy My father is also buried at Arlington, and I wouldn’t have wanted Trump anywhere near his grave, no less filming!
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Ken Larsonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
We are in a different era than World War II. Human frailty is being exploited in advanced technology and mass media.
We must understand and carefully choose our participation in them.
STRATEGIC silence is not complicity. It is a prudent understanding of what we are facing today in preserving the truth.
Volume bytes are not the answer. In fact they are unintentional complicity in themselves.
https://rosecoveredglasses.wordpress.com/2024/08/25/are-americans-truly-independent/
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ken Larson last edited by
@Smalltofeds I'd say that the era leading up to WWII has a great deal to teach us that we have still refused to learn.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Dr. Flowers last edited by
@AlliFlowers I fully understand. I read commentary today by Will Selber stating that he knew comrades buried in the secton of the cemetery Trump desecrated and is appalled at Trump's desecration of all those graves.
Trump Manages to Spoil One of Our Few Remaining Sacred Spaces
Section 60 matters deeply for post-9/11 veterans. It’s a shame it’s being politicized.
(www.thebulwark.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Kernou last edited by
@Tharpa Yes, abuse heaped on abuse. Much is being written about that in recent years as sexual abuse of minors in religious communities has come to light and is being discussed.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Philip Cardella last edited by
@philip_cardella Yes, I've been waiting for that to happen — not because I want it to happen, but because this is the MO of these folks. I hope she is encircled by lots of protection and am very glad the Army has spoken out forcefully to defend her.
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Ken Larsonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Try to imagine the lessons on a platform of today's technology.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ken Larson last edited by
@Smalltofeds Is there any other option if we want a viable future?
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Ken Larsonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Yes, and it is inevitable. Only the amount of human suffering in the interim is in question.
All wars, including the political war we are fighting with each other internally in our country, must evolve to listening,learning and negotiating, respecting other's values, not beating them over the head with ours.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ken Larson last edited by
@Smalltofeds I continue to say that there are significant lessons from the first half of the 20th century we have yet to learn. I continue to focus on trying to learn those and discuss them with others.
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Ken Larsonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
I admire your view of history and I agree that it has value. But it must be applied in a manner that recognizes the changes that have occurred in many venues that did not exist at the time that history was made.
Without that transition your message, however valuable, will fall on mute ears to those who do not recognize history if not applied in a manner meaningful the them.
Assuming they will make the transition is a stretch.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ken Larson last edited by
@Smalltofeds It's impossible to forget history and claim that we really want to build a humane world. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.