tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6930102580479348157..comments2024-03-28T22:39:59.790+00:00Comments on Going Gently: "An Attack On All Of Us"John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78437652182053158472016-06-16T04:44:33.288+00:002016-06-16T04:44:33.288+00:00Totally agree!Totally agree!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914479337992538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53108301206346223362016-06-15T14:37:52.315+00:002016-06-15T14:37:52.315+00:00And now a young boy is missing, grabbed by an alli...And now a young boy is missing, grabbed by an alligator at a Disney resort. And it has come out, the shooter was looking at "Downtown Disney". No where is safe. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317992740650387671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71792030329794314922016-06-15T10:47:20.532+00:002016-06-15T10:47:20.532+00:00I'm so appalled how this has been used by thos...I'm so appalled how this has been used by those trying to get elected as president of that country.<br /><br />What ever his motive the overriding thing is that he had easy access to the weapons. I simply fail to grasp the USA collective psyche on gun ownership.<br /><br />When we had the Dunblane killing here we decided as a nation that nobody needs a handgun so we outlawed them - and strictly control their use at gunclubs for competition. In Australia after the killing in Tasmania in 1996 strict gun laws were introduced. Just look at the stats regarding multiple shootings in the UK and Australia since then.<br /><br />Sigh.... but when nothing was done to control weapons when the killings at Sandy Hook school happened you doubt any atrocity will have any effect now.<br /><br />Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80492407272967106572016-06-14T15:25:35.475+00:002016-06-14T15:25:35.475+00:00Oh flip I hate America . People lining up to give ...Oh flip I hate America . People lining up to give blood got paid!.<br />Crazy country, Europe does not understand you!.Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45167423291070414772016-06-13T14:43:55.553+00:002016-06-13T14:43:55.553+00:00As a US citizen, I cannot understand why a hunter ...As a US citizen, I cannot understand why a hunter or non military or non police person can buy high powered bullets that can penetrate multiple bodies. What kind of squirrels are you hunting? I heard that the murderer used this type of bullet. <br />I didn't understand why our police departments needed battle tanks with water cannons to combat crime. Now, I understand better about the tanks, but I still don't like that they have them and can use them against us. I don't like it but I understand the necessity of it. <br />If you want a gun, fine, but not a semi automatic and not with high powered murder bullets etc. The sad thing is that there are already so many millions of this type of weapon in the US that a black market would spring up to fill the demand. It's great to see people lining up to give blood, but it's too damned late for the dead and their families and friends. We need to proactively stop the violence before it comes to this. We must vocalize our abhorrence to semi automatic weapons and high powered ammunition, including hollow tipped bullets. If you want to hunt and kill things and harvest their carcasses, knock your socks off as long it's legal, but your right to buy guns ends with my right and the rights of others to live in safety and peace. <br />Let's stop this madness, now. carlnepahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840845700615739547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80146850964890053402016-06-13T13:54:09.629+00:002016-06-13T13:54:09.629+00:00I feel such despair about the U.S. There is just ...I feel such despair about the U.S. There is just more hatred and devisiveness with people like Trump to stir it up and make it worse.Cheryl Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669462404986779573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6657048099683930542016-06-13T13:32:22.389+00:002016-06-13T13:32:22.389+00:00What scares me most is the hatred and intolerance...What scares me most is the hatred and intolerance that has ALWAYS been prevalent in America, not the guns.Theresa Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226952474166295533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75370278342710219192016-06-13T12:48:24.477+00:002016-06-13T12:48:24.477+00:00Our police don,t carry guns, except airport and ex...Our police don,t carry guns, except airport and exceptional circumstances, so criminals don,t feel the need to match gun power<br />Not the culture.Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20770070771226434782016-06-13T12:42:20.029+00:002016-06-13T12:42:20.029+00:00Problem is huge in US, apparently there are 4 guns...Problem is huge in US, apparently there are 4 guns in circulation for every person. Crazy stuff!. Why I would never ever visit America.<br />Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30318613949665233872016-06-13T11:22:30.012+00:002016-06-13T11:22:30.012+00:00We all have to stand up against hatred. Every tim...We all have to stand up against hatred. Every time without fail.Hedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953091713220195010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49484608161158356692016-06-13T11:15:48.241+00:002016-06-13T11:15:48.241+00:00It was the look of bitter resignation on President...It was the look of bitter resignation on President Obama's face as he spoke about yet another massacre by a gun carrying idiot. Surely there comes a time when the right to carry a weapon is superseded by the right of people not to be killed just because someone gets in a snit about something they see. Curvywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352226602384896843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70183565800904694122016-06-13T10:16:31.527+00:002016-06-13T10:16:31.527+00:00I have only ever seen guns at Edinburgh airport po...I have only ever seen guns at Edinburgh airport police patrolling. Nave never seen anyone with a gun, not the culture, nut jobs here carry knifes!. Deadly but at least stand a chance.<br />Good will prevail over evil!.<br />Billy Connollys video about terrorists trying to blow up Glasgow airport is hysterical and true!. Good overcame evil that day!. Watch it!.Kirriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022740555969646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50319086548232229332016-06-13T08:06:32.349+00:002016-06-13T08:06:32.349+00:00Just heard from a young gay muslim on our news her...Just heard from a young gay muslim on our news here who feels threatened by being gay and by being a muslim in Donald Trumps America. I really feel for him and his husband. I'm glad I live in Canada at the same time though all the Americans I have met are wonderful.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87692563918608899142016-06-13T06:18:11.980+00:002016-06-13T06:18:11.980+00:00Ohhh, that is so beautiful and so right. xxxOhhh, that is so beautiful and so right. xxxT.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44693259899625892352016-06-13T06:16:55.701+00:002016-06-13T06:16:55.701+00:00It should. (((John)))It should. (((John)))T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86534769501684428512016-06-13T06:07:17.908+00:002016-06-13T06:07:17.908+00:00John Lennon sang.... Imagine.... He was lost to ...John Lennon sang.... Imagine.... He was lost to a mad man tooCheriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049568808770731003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23085379278318153022016-06-13T03:50:02.530+00:002016-06-13T03:50:02.530+00:00No words ...... just tears!!No words ...... just tears!!Charliedownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212403434770733660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30777000151674114452016-06-13T03:42:36.310+00:002016-06-13T03:42:36.310+00:00Orlando should be safe. It is the happiest place o...Orlando should be safe. It is the happiest place on Earth. It is the home to Disney and Universal Studios. We go there to vacation. To leave the stress of an evil world behind us. Only now it isn't. There's nothing but tears. The peace that our fathers and nations fought for a little less than a century ago is eroding.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11585181384801798622016-06-13T02:31:52.777+00:002016-06-13T02:31:52.777+00:00Margo I certainly can see your point! But let'...Margo I certainly can see your point! But let's give a mental hug to all those people who went above and beyond to help their fellow man and render aid. Yes, it's appalling but the response has been heart warming. The outrage expressed is true and heartfelt from everywhere. People have stood for 11 hours in the rain for a chance to donate blood in Orlando. I'm proud of this!Mary Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338257247926089751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36874332465903142102016-06-13T02:26:00.649+00:002016-06-13T02:26:00.649+00:00The saddest news today I thought times were changi...The saddest news today I thought times were changing for the better, it's like one step forward and 2 steps back. I'm trying to convince myself that there are more good people in the world than bad. At least here on your blog John we see the other side a loving community. Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55071005502884534902016-06-13T02:21:05.375+00:002016-06-13T02:21:05.375+00:00"I am not resigned to the shutting away of lo..."I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.<br /><br />So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind:<br /><br />Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned<br />With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned.<br /><br />Lovers and thinkers, into the earth with you.<br />Be one with the dull, the indiscriminate dust.<br />A fragment of what you felt, of what you knew,<br />A formula, a phrase remains,—but the best is lost.<br /><br />The answers quick and keen, the honest look, the laughter, the love,—<br /><br />They are gone. They are gone to feed the roses. Elegant and curled<br />Is the blossom. Fragrant is the blossom. I know. But I do not approve.<br /><br />More precious was the light in your eyes than all the roses in the world.<br /><br />Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave<br />Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;<br /><br />Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.<br /><br />I know. <br /><br />But I do not approve. And I am not resigned."<br /><br />-Edna St. Vincent Millay<br />Dirge without musicA.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947308878002639964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90468326989645357422016-06-13T01:46:41.143+00:002016-06-13T01:46:41.143+00:00I keep hoping that as the generations go by, there...I keep hoping that as the generations go by, there will come a time when the only religion will be "love one another" and there will be no more tragedies like this. I think we're still very far from that, though. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9963595944230053302016-06-13T00:13:13.940+00:002016-06-13T00:13:13.940+00:00There are no words ....... Children in school, peo...There are no words ....... Children in school, people in church, shoppers, night club attendees, college students, movie goers, politicians, family members, no one is safe in the land of the free, home of the guns.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34779690890215314852016-06-13T00:01:49.906+00:002016-06-13T00:01:49.906+00:00I despair for the future of humanity. I feel so sa...I despair for the future of humanity. I feel so sad.<br />:-(Jenny Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276322175363877668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51802023766471546902016-06-12T23:50:17.439+00:002016-06-12T23:50:17.439+00:00Thank you, John. The news is insane. Thank you for...Thank you, John. The news is insane. Thank you for sharing here a kinder corner of the world.<br />37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com