tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5132607633748548361..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT THE WORLD IS MAD?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-508442020807507282015-11-20T14:42:28.294-06:002015-11-20T14:42:28.294-06:00I believe the world is mad. Enough said.I believe the world is mad. Enough said.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-48211983325192906772015-11-18T10:30:02.164-06:002015-11-18T10:30:02.164-06:00In war, we cannot half-fight. We must do it all th...In war, we cannot half-fight. We must do it all the way or not at all, you are right in that. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16414657964557196252015-11-18T10:28:30.353-06:002015-11-18T10:28:30.353-06:00I fear the horror may become more personal as the ...I fear the horror may become more personal as the terrorists focus their attacks on more high-profile foreign targets. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-70971164457619584272015-11-18T09:32:43.319-06:002015-11-18T09:32:43.319-06:00You know, our leaders were right on their money wh...You know, our leaders were right on their money when they took the fight to the terrorists and kept them too busy in their own lands to plan more attacks. And do you know how many potential attacks have been stopped because there are people on red alert at all times? I have no idea, but I'm so grateful. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-74582888091263621142015-11-18T04:22:10.961-06:002015-11-18T04:22:10.961-06:00Hi Roland - it is certainly a very difficult time ...Hi Roland - it is certainly a very difficult time ... I'm not sure if you've seen Jo's post on the lad and his father having a chat - well worth a listen.<br />http://henderson-jo.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/vive-les-francais.html <br /><br />I heard an expert on Syria and the Jihadists (Charles Lister "The Syrian Jihad: Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and the Evolution of an Insurgency") ... he was saying how clever the Al-Qaeda have been .. as they've embedded themselves into the way of life in Syria, similarly as William the Conqueror did, and as the Romans did in Egypt ... <br /><br />Al-Qaeda for completely different reasons: to be disruptive and to be very dangerous ... <br /><br />I noted that with 'horrified interest' ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-9675029003349244492015-11-17T22:15:02.294-06:002015-11-17T22:15:02.294-06:00Eddie Arnold, a vintage Country Western singer, ha...Eddie Arnold, a vintage Country Western singer, had a song "Make the World Go Away and Get It Off My Shoulders."<br /><br />I sometimes feel like you and Eddie Arnold. Humanity seems so spiteful, self-centered, and cruel often. We must be the change we wish to see in the world. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-64306884340970351252015-11-17T21:59:09.737-06:002015-11-17T21:59:09.737-06:00I agree with EC, humanity is crazy, and our politi...I agree with EC, humanity is crazy, and our politicians are the leaders! Please, stop the world and let me off!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-27846402415469107512015-11-17T21:38:52.749-06:002015-11-17T21:38:52.749-06:00Not very well I fear. When one you love dies, a p...Not very well I fear. When one you love dies, a piece of your heart is torn from you to leave with that person forever. It is always darker when a light dies than if it had never existed at all. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-33264756115766047992015-11-17T21:14:26.675-06:002015-11-17T21:14:26.675-06:00I'm still thinking of how the families who los...I'm still thinking of how the families who lost loved ones are coping. D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25375988571970841092015-11-17T19:32:49.197-06:002015-11-17T19:32:49.197-06:00Indeed, the world of Nature is just savage, one hu...Indeed, the world of Nature is just savage, one hungry mouth eating another ... with glimpses of beauty for contrast.<br /><br />The humanity quotient seems hell-bent for self-destruction, doesn't it? :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39185634248676939592015-11-17T18:42:56.656-06:002015-11-17T18:42:56.656-06:00I often think that not the world, but its human in...I often think that not the world, but its human inhabitants are mad. Incurably mad.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-81139060254501078532015-11-17T18:32:19.784-06:002015-11-17T18:32:19.784-06:00Yes, to allow those suspected of being terrorists ...Yes, to allow those suspected of being terrorists to buy guns legally just seems inane ... like much of the government. Sigh.<br /><br />Life will unfold as it will. Best to remember our times are in the Father's Hand -- realizing that no man knows the day or the hour.<br /><br />The tongue gets so many in trouble -- even me when I am not careful!! :-)<br /><br />I am afraid the world is going to get worse before it gets better like a patient with a high fever. Sigh.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-21375086016204432472015-11-17T18:14:46.377-06:002015-11-17T18:14:46.377-06:00So much information to process, a lot of what is g...So much information to process, a lot of what is going on will have to work itself out. Many people are going to suffer unnecessarily.<br /><br />Armageddon, I'm glad I have stepped a little away from the religion I was raised in. It is a fearsome thing.<br /><br />I don't believe in a fair world by any means. I think we have been lucky in this country to have free speech. It does make you sick to see it wasted on some far out people when the rest of us keep our mouths shut to avoid trouble.<br /><br />Guns to would be terrorists is a stupid thing.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.com