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H2O Man

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17. I remember decades ago,
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 04:09 PM
Sep 12

a very wise Clan Mother saying when the world begins to spin too fast, pull into your own space where you control the pace. That is something that the Enlightened Ones have said throughout time, around the globe. I've been talking about this with my daughter who moved to Europe to escape the hatred and violence the felon encourages. She worries -- a lot -- about her family still here.

We were very, very close to those furious, insane maga-ites reacting in widespread violence. The arrest today should tamp that down. But the murder was planned to spark The Troubles in America.

My re-reading some of Rubin's letters yesterday helped me from "debating" the irrational on the internet. Today, I will focus on playing with my grandson. Everything I must do is for my children and grandchildren. That's an advantage I have as an old fool: I could easily opt to remain where I can enjoy my grandchildren, who I love so much. But as my sister noted, I love them enough that I must soon re-insert myself in the outside world, without fear.

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Thanks. Hope somebody listens and spreads the word. Silent Type Sep 11 #1
Thank you! H2O Man Sep 11 #2
Already MAGA neighbors of mine Saoirse9 Sep 11 #3
Oh, great! H2O Man Sep 11 #5
K&R TheProle Sep 11 #4
Thank you! H2O Man Sep 11 #6
Is it hatred that begets fear or fear that begets hatred? LoisB Sep 11 #7
The chicken or the egg. H2O Man Sep 11 #8
True. LoisB Sep 11 #9
This level of enlightenment is miraculous in someone who suffered such injustice Easterncedar Sep 11 #10
Thank you. H2O Man Sep 11 #12
We used to talk of rehabilitation Easterncedar Sep 11 #14
I remember when H2O Man Sep 11 #15
How malaise Sep 11 #11
It is hard. H2O Man Sep 11 #13
Reality is not much consolation Easterncedar Sep 12 #16
I remember decades ago, H2O Man Sep 12 #17
I want to amplify this message Easterncedar Sep 12 #20
Thank you. H2O Man Sep 12 #22
I remember you counseled me Saoirse9 Sep 12 #21
I remember! H2O Man Sep 12 #23
K&R spanone Sep 12 #18
Thanks! H2O Man Sep 12 #19
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