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United We Stand
By Ringer in Knowledge is power- if you use it- keep it to yourself and it's worthless.
June 25, 2009 |
No sort of scientific teachings, no kind of common interest, will ever teach us to share with one another property and privilege with equal consideration unless we first practice Brotherhood. Until we declare: Consciously or unconsciously: " I will love my neighbor regardless their beliefs- in matters of religion, politics, economics- and forgive their close-minded ignorance... We will never unite and become one.
What need is greater, what purpose more urgent--in America and in the world at large--than brotherhood? We talk about brotherhood, we preach it, we listen to others telling us about it, yet...it constantly eludes us. We allow ourselves to grow bitter when defending religion to our neighbors and grow angry when discussing the issue with friends. Is this not making silly spectacles of conflict arising for War, like children on the playground fighting over who's Mother is best!
Together we must believe that justice is better than injustice, freedom better than slavery, love better that hate, peace better than war. And, together we must believe in the brotherhood of man.
There's much you can do. Make your own life count!
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July 6, 2009 at 1:34 a.m.CHRIS: #1. Thanks for the push for a blog counter. We had one back in the year 05, or maybe it was '06. #2. Sorry about y'all having cover those grounds again. Maybe some of us are getting denser, can we get that by association? #3. Did I mention anyone's name?
July 5, 2009 at 3:39 p.m.Ringer,
We've asked our developers to work on an enhancement for a blog counter, which appeals to our power users.
Rusty and Smartee,
We've said it many times before, but no poster receives preferential treatment. I would point out only that we don't delete comments because they're poorly written or oppose any particular political view. These two complaints seem to be the basis for most of your concerns with Big J. We also have deleted quite a few of his comments that have gone too far.
We've tried to explain all of this before, so at some point we just don't have the time to cover the same ground with the same people.
July 5, 2009 at 11:23 a.m.SMARTTPANTZ: REF YOUR, "Anything, pretty much that a certain poster posts is protected. Anything anyone else posts is not."
July 4, 2009 at 7:36 p.m.Wouldn't you just love to have the corner on the CHAPSTICK market around here. How are they ordering it, by the 5 gallon bucket or the 55 gallon drum?
Ok Chris, now that I have your attention and have you checking out the comments on this blog:) -------Do you notice the "blog-counter" posted in the right hand corner just above the thread? ------>{at the top of the screen}
June 30, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.I've been meaning to mention this to ya for a while but couldn't find the right place or time....:) I figure, now's as good a time as ever...
"See how much our blogs benefit from having a "blog counter" posted on them."
The Advocate should create it's own "blog counter" and allow users to copy and paste the code into their "BLOG SETTINGS" box, located under their username, on the right side of the screen.
Almost 400 people looked at this blog, well, minus the 44 I set the blog counter to start counting at- aside from that- a lot of people have commented and "shared" their opinions and it shows! That's nice to see.
Didn't mean to take up ur time, just a little FYI concerning the "blog counters!"
David,
Your question has been asked and answered. Please refer to my previous comment:
"Our commenting policy is posted for all to review. It's not feasible for us to spend the time getting into a debate every time a post is deleted. We probably won't ever satisfy the person, who will be convinced his or her comments were golden."
All I'd add is that, in almost all cases, someone has reported a comment as a problem in the first place. So, at least one other person sees it as a problem before the review process even starts.
June 30, 2009 at 8:17 a.m.Pilot is correct in this sense: If you rant and rave and pick and poke at each other in a way that seems not in the least bit constructive, we will delete your comments. We do this with all comments without favor, even though certain posters seem to dislike one particular person more than others. Even that complaint seems a bit childish because we have no special status for any posters.
Our commenting policy is posted for all to review. It's not feasible for us to spend the time getting into a debate every time a post is deleted. We probably won't ever satisfy the person, who will be convinced his or her comments were golden.
We appreciate all of those who post and rarely have any problems. We understand some may occasionally have a hot-headed moment and stray. We think most of our readers appreciate a moderated forum that aims to keep the conversation constructive.
On that note, have a good night.
June 29, 2009 at 10:45 p.m.I do believe my comments on this thread are the only ones I have had removed. IMO
June 29, 2009 at 6:04 p.m.BigJ..."No I call that being a hypocrite."
Well, J, you can call a jackass a racehorse but it won't win the Derby.
June 29, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.SmarteePantz,
If you ever find out why, please let the rest of us know, ok?
I had a couple removed in the past and even after asking never got a response! Makes you want to not participate.
Looks like whoever is doing the deleting is working overtime on this topic!!
June 29, 2009 at 4:28 p.m.Really liked your blog! I think brotherhood is a good ideal to head for in life. Respecting others, and agreeing to disagree on such hot topics is something we should all strive for. I know, not everyone will achieve it, and there will always be lapses, but brotherhood the way you explained it, would make the world a better place.
June 29, 2009 at 4:11 p.m.Brotherhood requires maturity and unselfishness. A brother may not defend your opinion, but your right to argue it. A brother may not defend your life choice, but your right to defend yours. A brother may not share in your suffering, but rather you did not.
True brotherhood requires dedication and perseverance. You know who is your brother by those who stand by your side when things get tough. Many are quick to acquire such friendships, but seldom live up to their part. I’ve been under fire and fought along side men and women, who even though I have not heard of or seen in over 10 years, I know without a doubt would stand by me. You can look into these people’s eyes and see a resolution that few understand or know, “certainty”.
The certainty of, “what do you need, I got your back, brother”.
Enough said.
June 29, 2009 at 2:42 p.m.My gosh, what did you all have to say that got removed!!! They even removed my last reply and all I did was call you all a "bunch of babies."----geez
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June 26, 2009 at 7:03 p.m.J...It's been over a year now. You need to get over the basketball player. He's found someone else. I didn't say it was "right" for me to dislike muslims. I say it is alright -- okay -- for me to dislike muslims. It's allowed. Just like that idiot basketball player. I have the right to dislike someone for no good reason and you have the right to call me names because of it. It's the American way.
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June 26, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.J...Ahh, I see. I think. Who got hung?
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June 26, 2009 at 4:38 p.m.First off Big, it's not about us ALL getting along. We'll NEVER all get along. You should live in my house for a week! Getting along requires everyone agreeing on the same issue and NO ONE becoming angry because someone else voiced a different opinion!
The key here: RESPECT. I'll tell you like I tell my kids, if you don't agree with what someone has said or they argue with what you've said:
"BITE YOUR TONGUE, smile, and walk away."
{Same applies to: religion, politics, and economics}
~ ironically, this is hardest for me!
June 26, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.Big...I read your blog and it's pretty clear you didn't pay attention to what was written, instead, were thinking...defense!
I wrote: " I will love my neighbor regardless their beliefs- in matters of religion, politics, economics- and forgive their close-minded ignorance...
You can blame everyone else and "their" problems, all you want, for "YOUR" choosing to NOT have brotherhood. But the truth is, you don't have "brotherhood" because of your own problems...
Good blog but I disagree with ur attitude. sorry:(
June 26, 2009 at 3:50 p.m.http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/weblo...
I agree, but I also think this world needs to know how to be a brother, first, and then maybe Mothers would teach this to their children. If they did we'd have more "brothers" around.
June 26, 2009 at 11:50 a.m.RINGER: SADLY, more people are promoting MOTHERHOOD than brotherhood. I think this world needs a lot more Brothers than mothers.
June 26, 2009 at 1:02 a.m.