tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post1662217843805031703..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: After YesterdayJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-5054826591857929872014-07-19T03:35:47.872-07:002014-07-19T03:35:47.872-07:00Thank you for your perspectives, Linda. This does...Thank you for your perspectives, Linda. This does better explain why American news seems only to care about American loss of life. I did hear late last evening that one family lost family members on BOTH the lost Malaysia flight and the Malaysian Air flight that was shot down. My heart goes out to them.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-37039905795187402592014-07-18T22:48:49.874-07:002014-07-18T22:48:49.874-07:00Jane,
I was glad to read this post. I was sad and ...Jane,<br />I was glad to read this post. I was sad and kept telling exbf how sad that plane being blown out of the sky made me feel. Finally, he said kindly, "Yes, Linda. I know. You told me." I still have not shaken that feeling of sadness. <br /><br />I think the reason they are saying they don't know if there were Americans is twofold. First, if an American citizen is killed, then somehow we have an invested interest in finding the murderers, not that we won't anyway. But, it puts us in a stronger position. Second, if they can find a family here who has lost someone, then there is another news story. <br /><br />If only His return will change anything, why do we even try. All our efforts are an exercise in futility! We should just hunker down and wait this thing out. <br /><br />Did you hear that one woman lost a brother, I think, in the last Malaysia air loss and a step-daughter in this missile attack? Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-20371947350871379022014-07-18T14:01:07.402-07:002014-07-18T14:01:07.402-07:00I think it was easier in the sixties and nineteen ...I think it was easier in the sixties and nineteen seventies to believe that we had become more civilized than in Biblical days. Of course, it does not appear this way today. Thanks for contributing, Gorges.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-88964151264102786882014-07-18T12:53:38.372-07:002014-07-18T12:53:38.372-07:00No progress HAS been made, and none ever WILL be. ...No progress HAS been made, and none ever WILL be. Only his return will change anything.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-9809015449432456622014-07-18T11:48:21.929-07:002014-07-18T11:48:21.929-07:00Thanks for posting, Dani. It's very sad. The...Thanks for posting, Dani. It's very sad. The families whose lives are forever changed had nothing to do with the conflict that brought down the plane. "Collateral damage" is a terrible thing.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-15994075037358363612014-07-18T10:33:05.773-07:002014-07-18T10:33:05.773-07:00I agree - both of these instances make no sense. ...I agree - both of these instances make no sense. For man to stoop to such depths in order to "win"... what have we allowed ourselves to become?<br /><br />People are people irrespective of their poltical leanings or religious beliefs. All those families which have been so horrendously changed. One understands loss of armed forces during conflict - as unacceptable as they are. But innocent civilians...?<br /><br />What has man become...? Stop the world, I think I need to get off. I don't identify with any of this conflict - political / religious or idealistic in origin. No religion advocates this action. NOT ONE.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-4112024250187493872014-07-18T09:58:08.221-07:002014-07-18T09:58:08.221-07:00Yes, and this makes it harder and harder to be phi...Yes, and this makes it harder and harder to be philosophical about our having limited time here on Earth. No one expects the world to be fair, but we also don't expect it to be filled with unfairness either. Thanks for posting.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-67235471688990937702014-07-18T09:19:32.225-07:002014-07-18T09:19:32.225-07:00Life is a constant struggle to close rank and keep...Life is a constant struggle to close rank and keep walking as others fall. But when those who fell were considered collateral damage and nothing more, then the wound festers.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-69689470392458656502014-07-18T08:39:01.368-07:002014-07-18T08:39:01.368-07:00Thanks for posting. Sometimes there seems an abund...Thanks for posting. Sometimes there seems an abundance of loss and grief on the planet. I think we are all due for some good news.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-72735657390460538682014-07-18T08:38:01.309-07:002014-07-18T08:38:01.309-07:00Rob,
Certainly, you're right. I think that ...Rob,<br /> Certainly, you're right. I think that sometimes though, the facade we wear isn't waterproof, and it gets through to us. Thanks for listening !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-52454354594491916212014-07-18T08:07:24.974-07:002014-07-18T08:07:24.974-07:00As a former airline employee you have to let these...As a former airline employee you have to let these matters not get to you. Otherwise the more you think about it the more it will eat you up. I'm not trying to be of cold hart, but that is the way you have to be to do your job. I was not a flight crew member but I had contact with them daily. As a former airline employee you have to feel for the family's of the airline employees, and as a parent feel sorry for all lost.<br /><br />Israel has been fighting for its survival since the beginning of time. They do what they need to do. Its the same with the U.S. We get involved because that's what we have to do. You can't please everyone. <br /><br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-14410859431992734782014-07-18T07:50:07.276-07:002014-07-18T07:50:07.276-07:00On the money, Jane!On the money, Jane!Navy91https://www.blogger.com/profile/09023454206877290403noreply@blogger.com