Tag: morality

HARD DAYS FOR A CONSCIENCE

There are a lot of things we don't know about the people who came before us. We don't know how or why they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best guess as to what … Continue reading HARD DAYS FOR A CONSCIENCE

WE KNEW WHO WE’D BE – Marilyn Armstrong

It has been pointed out to me that there's a lot we don't know about the people who came before us. How -- why -- they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best guess … Continue reading WE KNEW WHO WE’D BE – Marilyn Armstrong

FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #33

Fandango’s Provocative Question #33 It's hard to talk about this stuff without sounding pious or self-righteous. Personally, I always wonder if I have a price too and it's merely that no one has offered to pay it that I have managed to stay true to my fundamental beliefs. When you've never been tempted or at least … Continue reading FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #33

HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE? – Marilyn Armstrong

Like many other countries, we've hidden our ugliest history in the backs of closets. We have written phony history books and made sure our kids read them.  Now we wonder how come they don't understand history. A good start would be to teach them what actually happened. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Andrew … Continue reading HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE? – Marilyn Armstrong

WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE? – Marilyn Armstrong

HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE? Just like other countries, we've hidden our ugliest history in the backs of closets. We wrote phony history books and made sure our kids read them.  Now we wonder how come they don't understand history. We could start by teaching them what actually happened. The good, the bad, and … Continue reading WHO ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE? – Marilyn Armstrong

IN STARK CONTRAST – Marilyn Armstrong

IN STARK CONTRAST TO EVERYTHING WE CLAIM TO STAND FOR, AMERICA ISN'T AMERICAN. NOT ANYMORE. Watching our "officials" deny the undeniable -- with the head of Homeland Security saying she hadn't seen or heard anything about snatching children from their parents while on the split screen you could see it happening -- America isn't American. … Continue reading IN STARK CONTRAST – Marilyn Armstrong

A TOUGH GO FOR AMERICAN CONSCIENCES

It was pointed out to me that there's a lot we don't know about the people who came before us. How -- why -- they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best guess as … Continue reading A TOUGH GO FOR AMERICAN CONSCIENCES

IN THE CLUTCH: A ROUGH GO FOR AN AMERICAN CONSCIENCE

It was pointed out to me this morning that there's a lot we don't know about the people who came before us. How -- why -- they dressed and spoke and related to each other as people in their society. We are fuzzy about a lot of cultural material and mostly, we take our best … Continue reading IN THE CLUTCH: A ROUGH GO FOR AN AMERICAN CONSCIENCE