Comments for Ed Garren’s Weblog http://edgarren.us/blog Life is a mystery to be celebrated, not a problem to be solved. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Cooperating with Oppression, Leads to Depression by karina http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2148 karina Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:55:27 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2148 It is really sad that not only are people not expected to have any integrity these days, but having integrity actually makes people nervous. Children need to be taught that they do have a right to take up space in the world. If they have even one example in their life of someone standing up for them, advocating for them, then they are more likely to stand up for themselves or someone else. It seems that so many people absorbed the message, "You'll be fine as soon as you realize that you don't matter" that they apply it to everyone around them as well. They actually get ticked off at the idea that they should care about something that is important to you. It is really sad that not only are people not expected to have any integrity these days, but having integrity actually makes people nervous. Children need to be taught that they do have a right to take up space in the world. If they have even one example in their life of someone standing up for them, advocating for them, then they are more likely to stand up for themselves or someone else. It seems that so many people absorbed the message, “You’ll be fine as soon as you realize that you don’t matter” that they apply it to everyone around them as well. They actually get ticked off at the idea that they should care about something that is important to you.

]]> Comment on Cooperating with Oppression, Leads to Depression by admin http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2147 admin Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:57:06 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2147 Renee' B. in "The O.C." sent: That was very interesting and refreshing for me and its so right and good timing People do need to stand up to those assholes that bully them and even just to speak what they feel any time. Renee’ B. in “The O.C.” sent:

That was very interesting and refreshing for me and its so right and good timing People do need to stand up to those assholes that bully them and even just to speak what they feel any time.

]]> Comment on Cooperating with Oppression, Leads to Depression by felixbb http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2145 felixbb Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:26:54 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/09/23/cooperating-with-oppression-leads-to-depression/%#comment-2145 Is hard to believe, Im speechless, what kind of world is this? Is hard to believe, Im speechless, what kind of world is this?

]]> Comment on Lions or Lambs ?? by admin http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/30/lions-or-lambs/%#comment-2143 admin Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:50:41 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/30/lions-or-lambs/%#comment-2143 A friend sent these comments, written by a friend of hers, that seem to nail "The Kennedy Situation" very accurately. Regards, Ed ********************* The Kennedy who might have been the one liberal activist in the family was Bobby. We'll never know how strong a force for change he might have been if not cut down. It wasn't John. It might have been Edward if he had not been so muzzled by his own personal failures as a younger man. Because of that, we always thought, he was unable to take too prominent a role as the leader of the liberal wing of his party. But perhaps it was that he didn't really have it in him to be a fighter and a public leader, and was more comfortable being collegial and making bi-partisan deals. If he was our leader, did we know it? We never heard from him except in regard to legislation, not all of which was wonderful -- No Child Left Behind being perhaps the worst example. Edward Kennedy never apologized for being a "liberal," never ran away from the label, wore it proudly. Unfortunately, neither he, nor any other leader, nor all of us together, tried hard enough to stop that label from becoming increasingly unpopular, as it still is today. I think the quite overdone eulogies we are hearing now are, in part, based upon the realization that the last of the three brothers is gone -- and that not a single Kennedy of the next generation has inherited the charisma they brought to the public realm. So it is, indeed, the end of an era. The tragedy is that none of them lived up to their potential - the older two because they were murdered, the younger one because he had the name but not their spark. A friend sent these comments, written by a friend of hers, that seem to nail “The Kennedy Situation” very accurately. Regards, Ed
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The Kennedy who might have been the one liberal activist in the family was Bobby. We’ll never know how strong a force for change he might have been if not cut down. It wasn’t John. It might have been Edward if he had not been so muzzled by his own personal failures as a younger man. Because of that, we always thought, he was unable to take too prominent a role as the leader of the liberal wing of his party. But perhaps it was that he didn’t really have it in him to be a fighter and a public leader, and was more comfortable being collegial and making bi-partisan deals. If he was our leader, did we know it? We never heard from him except in regard to legislation, not all of which was wonderful — No Child Left Behind being perhaps the worst example.

Edward Kennedy never apologized for being a “liberal,” never ran away from the label, wore it proudly. Unfortunately, neither he, nor any other leader, nor all of us together, tried hard enough to stop that label from becoming increasingly unpopular, as it still is today.

I think the quite overdone eulogies we are hearing now are, in part, based upon the realization that the last of the three brothers is gone — and that not a single Kennedy of the next generation has inherited the charisma they brought to the public realm. So it is, indeed, the end of an era. The tragedy is that none of them lived up to their potential - the older two because they were murdered, the younger one because he had the name but not their spark.

]]> Comment on Fed up with Fox News by admin http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2142 admin Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:27:49 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2142 Rose Glenn, retired school teacher from Jacksonville, FL wrote: Ed: Thank you for sharing these overwhelmingly touching and interesting articles and video. As I pray for you, your mother and brother, I applaud your brother for the courage, love, compassion, patience, and strength exemplified in his actions and deeds. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU! Love, Rose Rose Glenn, retired school teacher from Jacksonville, FL wrote:

Ed:

Thank you for sharing these overwhelmingly touching and interesting articles and video. As I pray for you, your mother and brother, I applaud your brother for the courage, love, compassion, patience, and strength exemplified in his actions and deeds. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!

Love, Rose

]]> Comment on Living in a Constant State of Fear by markrhess http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/18/living-in-a-constant-state-of-fear/%#comment-2141 markrhess Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:04:40 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/18/living-in-a-constant-state-of-fear/%#comment-2141 Ed, I appreciated the opportunity to review this piece with you earlier this month. Your concerns and observations are refreshing and insightful. Thank you for including me in your blog... Sincerely Mark Ed,

I appreciated the opportunity to review this piece with you earlier this month. Your concerns and observations are refreshing and insightful.

Thank you for including me in your blog…

Sincerely

Mark

]]> Comment on Fed up with Fox News by admin http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2140 admin Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:53:10 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2140 June Sale (retired social worker and CASA from Los Angeles) wrote: "Go Gene! Right on! and Hurray for our side". Love, June June Sale (retired social worker and CASA from Los Angeles) wrote:

“Go Gene! Right on! and Hurray for our side”.

Love, June

]]> Comment on Fed up with Fox News by felixbb http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2139 felixbb Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:47:26 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/08/29/fed-up-with-fox-news/%#comment-2139 I do agree about Fox News, and I dont even live in the US. Watch this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DDpf7u2Pg I do agree about Fox News, and I dont even live in the US. Watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DDpf7u2Pg

]]> Comment on Not So Gentle by admin http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/04/25/not-so-gentle/%#comment-2123 admin Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:00:22 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/04/25/not-so-gentle/%#comment-2123 Thanks to June Sale, MSW, Los Angeles County CASA, who is 85, for sending this . Her husband Sam is 88. Ed Thanks to June Sale, MSW, Los Angeles County CASA, who is 85, for sending this . Her husband Sam is 88.

Ed

]]> Comment on Sarah Bryars receives award by Sarah http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/01/25/sarah-bryars-receives-award/%#comment-1021 Sarah Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:56:51 +0000 http://edgarren.us/blog/2009/01/25/sarah-bryars-receives-award/%#comment-1021 Thank all of you so much for the well wishes. I will try very hard to continue to do well in both my studies and life. Uncle Ed, thank you so much for putting this on your website. That was very sweet of you and I love you! Thank all of you so much for the well wishes. I will try very hard to continue to do well in both my studies and life. Uncle Ed, thank you so much for putting this on your website. That was very sweet of you and I love you!

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