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[The Straight Story]

[Electric Monk]

1. K&R

:kick:

[Sheepshank]

2. It's my siggy line on another bb, where RW fundies frequent lol n/t

[lunasun]

3. nice photo great quote

[calimary]

5. I copied that quote into my Quotes file.

A real gem, this one! Sorta sums it all up.

:patriot:

[orbitalman]

17. ...so did I !!!

[bigwillq]

4. K and R (nt)

[Enthusiast]

6. Kicked and recommended! nt

[fasttense]

7. The truth is so obvious that billions must be spent to drown it out.

A society is not judged by how well they keep their kings, but how they treat the weakest among them. -Anonymous.

[samplegirl]

8. Great Post!

Thanks for sharing this Straight Story!
So true!

[indepat]

9. Truism?: Every RW initiative adds more to the abundance of those who have much, quite often by

taking from those who have too little. This is largely why this bunny despises every RW initiative, and especially those continued/initiated by a Democratic administration. :patriot:

[bertman]

10. Excellent. And so true. I just had a very interesting conversation with a

conservative Christian friend who explained to me in great detail how it is not the job of government to help the needy. Wow.

REC.

[humbled_opinion]

29. I get that all the time at my job...

Something about inefficiencies of government and all the waste blah, blah... In their opinion it would be smarter use of the money to just give it directly to the poor bypassing government.... anyway they truly believe what they say too.... blah, blah, the church, the private sector, communities, blah, blah.... I can't figure them out.

[swilton]

11. By this definition

we've regressed back to the Stone Age. Despite the advances we've made in technology, our humanity remains lost to us.

[jwirr]

19. I suspect even stone age people helped each other out or they

would not have been able to survive.

[Tutankhamun]

24. Absolutely. We find evidence of this at archaelogical digs.

For example, we sometimes find remains of those who were clearly unable to walk and required assistance. Qarchaeologists, anthropologists, scientists who study evolution tell us that sharing between klans was a necessity and not rare at all. If one klan made a kill too large to be devoured before it went rancid, the meat would be shared with another klan if at all possible. The other klan would then reciprocate when it made such a kill, thus ensuring the survival of the neighboring klans.

[jwirr]

25. I have actually seen this practiced today on the reservation I live on.

When there is a kill it is shared with the elderly and disabled. Even my white family was included in some of the gives.

[firehorse]

12. Unfortunately "progress" is now considered a negative word as its been processed by the spin machine

just like liberal. Freedom is a good word. Liberal is a bad word. Progressive is a bad word, therefore so is progress.

[Dont call me Shirley]

13. The government IS a reflection of society. Absolutely it must help those in need.

I love Franklin Roosevelt. We need him now so desperately.

[redqueen]

14. K&R

I'd love a picture with the Eisenhower quote about spending on guns and warships... with updated figures to show exactly how much they're stealing from families, children, education, etc.

[WiffenPoof]

15. I'm not sure...

...where I got this quote, but I always keep it close to my heart:

"Government is the expression of our commitment to each other."

-P

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, The Straight Story.

[jwirr]

18. K&R

[fascisthunter]

20. it's interesting how both the religious left and non-religious left

share so many morals..

[mike_c]

21. this is my credo and I'm an atheist....

Religion has nothing to do with simple human morality.

[zanana1]

22. That picture says it all.

But, as usual, I'll add to it. I'll be going to "Give to Animals" now.

[paparush]

23. Progress. Progressive. The Rethugs have to lie and demonize to combat the simplicity.

[WillyT]

26. Thank You !!! - K & R !!!

:kick:

[girl_interrupted]

27. Beautiful sentiment, beautiful photo

If only we could practice what he preached, it would make the world such a better place.

[TBF]

28. Love it - posted it on my FB page yesterday and got quite a few responses. nt