…A Very Exciting Time

This is the sort of place where conversations should be starting. There is so much involved in this issue and so much passion and emotion instead of logic and consideration.

Instead, what we are getting is Social Media outrage and 140 character counter punching…

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The regulations say that you can complain, but the result will not be the one you expect.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJp9nKaO7c4 @38:07

I have written this several times before; as an observation about Twitter, as part of a rant, and now as a warning.

There are two distinct and disturbing issues we are facing: the impeachment of a controversial president and the gathering momentum for some sort of solution to prevent gun violence. For both issues, the above quote applies – what is most contested may not lead to desirable results.

Last night, I posed a simple observation on Facebook:

When this fails… then what?

When this succeeds… then what?

Perhaps I am one of the few independents chuckling… but it is the sound of “Kobayashi Maru” -themed laughter, because, either way… the clouds are dark on the horizon…

“… A very exciting time.”

Indeed, the Star Trek reference of a…

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One response to “…A Very Exciting Time”

  1. [Expresses outrage on social media]
    In retrospect, that post is far too long to hold the attention span of most folks. I wrote it, therefore I can nit-pick, after all…
    HOWEVER, that is part of the problem: we have grown accustomed to the empty-calorie snacks rather than the healthy full meals.
    Reshares like this are a step in the right direction, and I thank you for promoting my ramblings… :)

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