'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
This kind of reminds me of people who lose their faith in God because a loved one dies unexpectedly. People's loved ones die unexpectedly all the time, so it seems weird to me when it only affects people's faith when it happens to them.
Well, that's more of loved one's death -> existential crisis -> loss of faith. That other people's loved ones dying doesn't provoke an existential crisis in someone is not surprising to me.
Some people need to have children who turn out to be black.
Some people need to have children who turn out to be black.
Heh.
I remember Bush Sr. mentioning that having brown grandchildren affected his politics.
Some people need to have children who turn out to be black.
You're joking, but I've watched it happen with grandchildren.
Some people need to have children who turn out to be black.
When this has happened, sadly, it hasn't seemed to turn out quite so well.
Of course, the only case I can think of off the top of my head is Sandra Laing. [link]
South Africa was and still is an issue bigger than empathy can address. It can barely influence it. Some problems need a bigger stick.
South Africa was and still is an issue bigger than empathy can address. It can barely influence it. Some problems need a bigger stick.
True, that.
Strom Thurmond, anyone?
Well, that's more of loved one's death -> existential crisis -> loss of faith. That other people's loved ones dying doesn't provoke an existential crisis in someone is not surprising to me.
Exactly. I'm struggling with this myself, and trying to figure out my faith (if it exists) and how it plays out with religion.
Yeah, it didn't seem to help 'ol Strom much.
Though I've seem the ice shatter any number of times with grandchildren.