Comments on: Is his dream on life support? http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/ "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dusty http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4454 Dusty Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:43:19 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4454 King George shouldn't be allowed to put anything near or on MLK's grave. Hypocrisy, thy name is George Bush. King George shouldn’t be allowed to put anything near or on MLK’s grave. Hypocrisy, thy name is George Bush.

]]> By: fran http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4448 fran Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:15:33 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4448 I just about spit out my coffee this morning reading the Chicago Sun Times at the breakfast counter-- students in Chicago held a rally- the photo was gripping- they set up 20 desks with 1 pair of gym shoes, symbolizing the number of high school students gunned down this year. Part of their demand was the Illinois State legislature tighten gun laws- and limit purchases to one gun per month. One gun per month? So by the end of a school year a student could have legally amassed 8 or 9 guns? That really irked me. Students need hope & excellent teachers, and leadership, and encouragement. If they don;t think they can do well, get the education & foundations they need, they lose hope & turn to some senseless versions of killing fields. Are these schools predominently black students? Uh huh. MLK was a visionary who was driven to bring justice- and he did a brave thing by also speaking out against the Vietnam war. His wisdom lives on, but the path & cause are far from resolved. Oh for the pendulum to swing back to a place where youth & education are valued. You give thowse kids a path to do well & they will. The neglect program they have now is not working. You want to build jails & support the funeral industry, or give kids a decent education, housing & health care to make a life worth living? MLK laid the foundation.... it is up to us now to carry on his dream & life's work- and he was doing the same for Gandhi. I cringe when I see Bush place a wreath on MLK's grave. Is there anyone so far out of sync with MLK's vision and work? He seems so vastly unworthy. Did you listen or learn anything from MLK Mr. Decider? I just about spit out my coffee this morning reading the Chicago Sun Times at the breakfast counter– students in Chicago held a rally- the photo was gripping- they set up 20 desks with 1 pair of gym shoes, symbolizing the number of high school students gunned down this year. Part of their demand was the Illinois State legislature tighten gun laws- and limit purchases to one gun per month. One gun per month? So by the end of a school year a student could have legally amassed 8 or 9 guns? That really irked me.
Students need hope & excellent teachers, and leadership, and encouragement. If they don;t think they can do well, get the education & foundations they need, they lose hope & turn to some senseless versions of killing fields.
Are these schools predominently black students? Uh huh. MLK was a visionary who was driven to bring justice- and he did a brave thing by also speaking out against the Vietnam war. His wisdom lives on, but the path & cause are far from resolved. Oh for the pendulum to swing back to a place where youth & education are valued. You give thowse kids a path to do well & they will. The neglect program they have now is not working. You want to build jails & support the funeral industry, or give kids a decent education, housing & health care to make a life worth living?

MLK laid the foundation…. it is up to us now to carry on his dream & life’s work- and he was doing the same for Gandhi.

I cringe when I see Bush place a wreath on MLK’s grave.
Is there anyone so far out of sync with MLK’s vision and work?
He seems so vastly unworthy. Did you listen or learn anything from MLK Mr. Decider?

]]> By: trog69 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4441 trog69 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:41:28 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4441 Food aftermoon, DavidG. "And Iran still sits waiting for the nukes to fall." That sentence goes to a point I've not seen presented. While our leadership threatens Iran and Ahmadinejad with annihilation, the people who live in Iran must suffer the anxiety of not knowing when the bombs will come. No matter how tough somebody thinks they are, they know they can't protect themselves or their families against a Western attack. I would feel quite helpless in such a situation. And that would royally piss me off. Food aftermoon, DavidG.

“And Iran still sits waiting for the nukes to fall.”

That sentence goes to a point I’ve not seen presented. While our leadership threatens Iran and Ahmadinejad with annihilation, the people who live in Iran must suffer the anxiety of not knowing when the bombs will come. No matter how tough somebody thinks they are, they know they can’t protect themselves or their families against a Western attack. I would feel quite helpless in such a situation. And that would royally piss me off.

]]> By: DavidG. http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4436 DavidG. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:50:31 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4436 "Please Help Us Stop Killing." That was the title of a post I just did about America and some Americans who hate what's happening to their country. The post implores the other nations of the world to help (or force) America to stop killing others in the name of imperialism and greed. I despair for the States, for its people. And Iran still sits waiting for the nukes to fall. “Please Help Us Stop Killing.” That was the title of a post I just did about America and some Americans who hate what’s happening to their country. The post implores the other nations of the world to help (or force) America to stop killing others in the name of imperialism and greed.

I despair for the States, for its people. And Iran still sits waiting for the nukes to fall.

]]> By: Dusty http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4433 Dusty Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:34:18 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4433 Your right Jim..its not just people of color..its people that have the balls to stand up and shout truth to power. But our country hasn't learned to respect people of color..any color, and until and unless we learn that, we can not go forward as one nation. Your right Jim..its not just people of color..its people that have the balls to stand up and shout truth to power.

But our country hasn’t learned to respect people of color..any color, and until and unless we learn that, we can not go forward as one nation.

]]> By: Jim http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4432 Jim Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:06:56 +0000 http://sirenschronicles.com/2008/04/02/is-his-dream-on-life-support/#comment-4432 Dusty my friend I don't have to tell you this but it is getting a lot worse and will get even worse for most. I am apalled at what I have been seeing increasingly of late as to the violence perpertrated by police on blacks and sometimes even by Black officers. it isn't just against blacks but anyone not in line as this country is no longer a Democracy but a facade. It is funy but I feel like MLK in that I have been to the mountain top myself and whatever happens is just something I deal with now. I have already led a full life and am happy spending my time trying to help people deal with what is happenning to our America and us and how to survive nto the future! Dusty my friend
I don’t have to tell you this but it is getting a lot worse and will get even worse for most. I am apalled at what I have been seeing increasingly of late as to the violence perpertrated by police on blacks and sometimes even by Black officers. it isn’t just against blacks but anyone not in line as this country is no longer a Democracy but a facade.
It is funy but I feel like MLK in that I have been to the mountain top myself and whatever happens is just something I deal with now. I have already led a full life and am happy spending my time trying to help people deal with what is happenning to our America and us and how to survive nto the future!

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