tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529103119809771637.post5140626208719398690..comments2017-10-08T16:05:48.176-04:00Comments on The Andre Philosophy: Man's Inhumanity To Woman,Child,Animal And Other Living ThingsAndre' Grindlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433834699317018024noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529103119809771637.post-86071180989123303712013-09-08T19:47:03.602-04:002013-09-08T19:47:03.602-04:00Well that is actually a more blunt way of stating ...Well that is actually a more blunt way of stating what this blog is all about. I am glad there were two productive comments here today. Thank you Jeff.Andre' Grindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433834699317018024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529103119809771637.post-792588636513562922013-09-08T19:39:48.336-04:002013-09-08T19:39:48.336-04:00As advanced as we are, it's clear humanity isn...As advanced as we are, it's clear humanity isn't too far away from the stone age mentality. We have a long way to go, still. As far as Syria is concerned, I feel President Obama is being led by the nose by the corporate led right-wingers. He hasn't provided any real justification for getting involved with a civil war that doesn't threaten the Unites States. Our freedom isn't at stake here, but Obama and Sen. Kerry are trying to make it our business to slap down dictators who use chemical weapons. Strange how that notion didn't pop up during the 80's when Saddam attacked his own people with American made chemical weapons. And America itself used those dreadful weapons in Vietnam. Who slapped us down for that? No one. So what we are responding to in Syria has nothing to do with chemical weapons, but more to do with defending the interest of the oil and gas industry.<br /><br />A vast majority of the American population, Republicans and Democrats, are not buying the need to get involved with Syria. Since Assad is allied both with the Russian and Chinese governments, our actions could snowball into a major international conflict. This is something far more critical than what we did in Iraq. And I think President Obama needs to listen to the American people instead of what the House thinks or people in his own party. If he goes ahead with this strike, he risks going down in history as just another George W. Bush. No matter what accomplishments he gained in the past, the people will always remember any bad outcome that came from striking Syria.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664489523784817003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529103119809771637.post-8113193862611150772013-09-08T16:36:25.289-04:002013-09-08T16:36:25.289-04:00I deeply appreciate your comment Skowl Fiction. It...I deeply appreciate your comment Skowl Fiction. It helped elevate my hopes greatly,as I am hoping at least some of these blogs will do for others. Hopelessness is really our nemesis I think. Leads to many believing that anyone trying to effect change are only doing so for their own greater glory. It's a cynical attitude based in negativism. Its appropriate everyone questions enforced militarism. But it's equally appropriate that such questions lead one to go forward in a direction of hope for humanity-it's present and future. Its gratifying that you (and hopefully others) do see these things. And I personally encourage you to stick with the habit.Andre' Grindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433834699317018024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529103119809771637.post-89194441190502067762013-09-08T16:23:20.900-04:002013-09-08T16:23:20.900-04:00I read through several of your posts, and I fully ...I read through several of your posts, and I fully concur with the messages you're sending.<br />The views you've expressed are undebatably true in their relevance to the society we live in today. You also have a way with words I really admire. The sentence "Many people still pledge allegiance to a flag in a militaristic manner." hit home to me in a way most ideas don't. In public school we all asked to chant about our loyalty to the country using words most of us don't even understand the meaning behind.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132495964481578037noreply@blogger.com