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jean mensing's avatar

Sometimes I think that since the main drive of any living species is to Live......and perhaps there is some tiny muddled clump of DNA in our reptilian brain that signals that it is time to Kill so as to survive...no checking in with the so-called higher brain functions and so ever since I can remember some peoples have been killing other peoples all the time. But what do I know of neuro-science.....do you think anyone has studied this ? All I know is that when this takes hold the species with collectively or individually goes into Kill mode. I no longer know what to do about it either collectively or individually. It seems that it's "sackcloth and ashes" for all of us for I don't know how long. I don't have a Plan B. anymore. But I do want to say that I grieve with the writer and all the commentators and strangely that makes me not feel so alone.

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Jane Alex Mendelson's avatar

To me, without eloquence:

Witnessing and experiencing the idiocy and horror of today's sprawling hate, unabashed and intentional societal divisiness is utterly gut wrenching - to mind, body & soul.

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Susan Griss's avatar

Oh Jessica, everything you said is EXACTLY how I am feeling. It's so sad and demoralizing. Would women leaders do it differently? I like to think so, but only if they were real feminists. Men could be feminists too. Killing is not the way.

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Carolyn Wells's avatar

I too feel the same and sometimes wonder if humans like killing, they must.

I was watching a WW2 doc and some soldiers saying how good it felt to kill Japanese. Humans love to kill, it’s the only explanation that I can find.

I think we need to recognize that.

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judith sokoloff's avatar

I feel the same way.

Life is so short, sorry for the cliche. Why do so many people want to make life so miserable?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!!!!!, I loudly ask myself, or anyone near me, more and more each day.

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Mary Juneau's avatar

I too was so naive. I had thought that humankind could possibly grow kinder, evolve somehow. I am glad I’m not raising a child today.

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Danny Bobrow's avatar

Its a conundrum a deadly conundrum, having lived a pretty long time already and working to have more, see thise grandchildren grow, i have realized the pendulum swings both ways but in my own humble estimation it swings a little, tiny fraction, less to the dark side in the long run. Unlikely to stop swinging as we would like, in a sweet spot, in our lifetime, being alte cockas (sp?), but daily enjoy little things of joy anyway.

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jean mensing's avatar

I did not reread and edit my sentences in my Post.....I hope you can all auto correct it. thanks

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Judy Kerman's avatar

It’s heartbreaking.

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