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Guy Filippelli's avatar

100% concur. Well said. I do believe what is happening right now, though, is more than "war" -- and certainly goes beyond "just war" -- in that Russia's actions are meant to not destroy military targets, but kill innocent civilians - certainly not at genocide scale or intent.

Michael Charles's avatar

Well written and thought out!

David Roberts's avatar

Thanks Michael. My next post is dedicated to you and perhaps only you will know why!

Linda Breskin's avatar

So well said. You might like the editorial writen by Frank Bruni in the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/07/opinion/republican-homophobia-grooming-gay.html

David Roberts's avatar

Thanks Steve.

Bruni is absolutely right. "Groomer" is the new and pernicious homophobic "dog whistle."

Sam Rittenberg's avatar

Incredible, isn’t it – despite it all – the immense power that words still have over us. We think of ourselves as so educated and sophisticated, but the reality is that most of us are still dancing wildly around a fire chanting words that someone else has put in our mouth.