tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3470757730694495578..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: What to do.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73904593011342183162017-06-05T10:18:48.424-07:002017-06-05T10:18:48.424-07:00Good and evil, peace and violence, are mankind'...Good and evil, peace and violence, are mankind's eternal struggles. Our times are not worse than others' times. We face the same dilemmas humanity has always faced. The British are a resilient people and will not be cowed by this violence and hatred. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6943313935883794452017-06-05T07:54:38.229-07:002017-06-05T07:54:38.229-07:00I've got no answers. All I know is the older I...I've got no answers. All I know is the older I get the more hateful the world has become. Everyone, just be careful. And at the end of the day you and your loved ones come home safe, then it has been a good day.Theresa Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226952474166295533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84195442460763898342017-06-05T02:54:25.604-07:002017-06-05T02:54:25.604-07:00I wish I knew too. All we can do is what the poste...I wish I knew too. All we can do is what the poster found in that Alnwick bookshop said - "Keep Calm and Carry On".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76864200058440320402017-06-05T02:50:20.962-07:002017-06-05T02:50:20.962-07:00Well I don't know the answer either, except pe...Well I don't know the answer either, except perhaps to educate ourselves as to the causes, to see that hate is not passed on to our children. Whatever we say and do will not make one iota of difference, events will happen.<br />I would argue against internment, isn't that what happened in Ireland and the legacy of hate spanned many years.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54247541343770726642017-06-05T02:37:54.393-07:002017-06-05T02:37:54.393-07:00So many differing views - and that's just the ...So many differing views - and that's just the few of us.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86160635011177121652017-06-04T22:44:12.258-07:002017-06-04T22:44:12.258-07:00If God is in control he's making a very poor j...If God is in control he's making a very poor job of it. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86378134169393845902017-06-04T14:36:09.200-07:002017-06-04T14:36:09.200-07:00I just do not understand such hate.
Stabbing a li...I just do not understand such hate. <br />Stabbing a little girl and screaming some rubbish about allah ? WTF ?<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamish<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33218027513646215462017-06-04T13:08:05.108-07:002017-06-04T13:08:05.108-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75691692680149321082017-06-04T12:43:11.533-07:002017-06-04T12:43:11.533-07:00I fear attacks like london will happen all over th...I fear attacks like london will happen all over the country......they are crude and can be reinacted in the smallest if public venues. Then real terror will be unleashed John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19868096560036410922017-06-04T12:36:52.906-07:002017-06-04T12:36:52.906-07:00I wish I knew the answer as well. We've not be...I wish I knew the answer as well. We've not been faced with such horrors here in San Francisco (yet), but do I know that the Red Cross has established certain protocols in the event of a local attack. None of us are immune, sadly. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22579524713774453502017-06-04T11:49:28.015-07:002017-06-04T11:49:28.015-07:00I think that we have to love, and care, and do our...I think that we have to love, and care, and do our very best to make the place where we are a place of love. Love your neighbours, love those you don't know, CARE about people. Be generous. Don't let hate win.<br />I don't believe religion IS the cause of all this violence - I think it is people using religion as an excuse but it's about power. The terrorists are no more an example of the real message of Islam as the Westboro homophobic hate spouters are an example of the message of Christ. I'm not sure I can see how God is in control - and I believe in him! - but I trust that He is at the side of all those who love, not hate; all who give and don't take; all who weep, and mourn, and try to bring good out of evil. Please God, bring peace to this world.Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33766926141879039202017-06-04T11:38:44.555-07:002017-06-04T11:38:44.555-07:00And I didn't accuse you of inciting violence S...And I didn't accuse you of inciting violence SandyExpat, I was simply saying that religion is the cause of most violence in this world and as a non-God believer I can't see how he's in control.<br />Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3645777786671170282017-06-04T11:37:07.498-07:002017-06-04T11:37:07.498-07:00Keep calm and carry on. Londoners will be going to...Keep calm and carry on. Londoners will be going to work tomorrow and behaving as normal, because they have to; we had to get back on the Tube the day after the 7/7 bombings because there is no alternative if you live and work there. It doesn't mean we don't care, but as said above, disruption of normal life is what terrorists are looking for. Acknowledge what's happened but don't stop living as you usually would. Athenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291829962426006638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2762004174634507402017-06-04T11:20:57.744-07:002017-06-04T11:20:57.744-07:00Derek Faulkner: I didn't ask you to pray. I ...Derek Faulkner: I didn't ask you to pray. I said "I believe that God is in control and for those who believe prayers are much needed" I certainly did not ask for any type of violence.SandyExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279377160838411203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22057489068836993322017-06-04T10:57:49.464-07:002017-06-04T10:57:49.464-07:00Derek - I don't know what I think. I am not ...Derek - I don't know what I think. I am not afraid to state my views on any subject but talking today to friends (a group of us went out to lunch and there were others there that we knew) I find that everyone has a different idea of the ideaology, the solution, the reason why. Maybe all are right - maybe all are wrong. It is a complex subject and a problem which will not go away. If the solution was an easy one it would have been solved by now.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53549436433123168802017-06-04T10:36:25.168-07:002017-06-04T10:36:25.168-07:00A diplomatic response Pat but why not say exactly ...A diplomatic response Pat but why not say exactly what you think.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51013007009848311912017-06-04T10:25:20.361-07:002017-06-04T10:25:20.361-07:00Interesting comments - differing views but all sho...Interesting comments - differing views but all showing that we are thinking about the problem. Many thanks. The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62087634110805374722017-06-04T10:22:16.881-07:002017-06-04T10:22:16.881-07:00I think it's a very complex problem and one si...I think it's a very complex problem and one size doesn't fit all. That's probably why it's taking the powers that be to do anything. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24042024263523157102017-06-04T09:50:35.827-07:002017-06-04T09:50:35.827-07:00To Sandyexpat I would say what the bloody hell'...To Sandyexpat I would say what the bloody hell's God got to do with it. Religion is the whole reason why we are in this mess and it has been for centuries, if we didn't have people who believed in their own different types of Gods, we wouldn't have these atrocities. To Pat, I would say carry on as you are, there's little if anything you can do to change things. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26564730470785760952017-06-04T09:16:40.173-07:002017-06-04T09:16:40.173-07:00During the Blitz in WWII, shops and restaurants st...During the Blitz in WWII, shops and restaurants stayed open. As much as possible, people lived their lives, planted Victory gardens and supported the war effort. I watch "Home Fires" here in the U.S.; though a TV show, it gives me great admiration for your country during those years. We don't call this a war. Jihadists DO... a holy war against the west and western culture. Some feel it's been caused by poverty and famine in certain regions, yet there's always been poverty and famine in some part of the world throughout history. How this has been handled so far doesn't seem to be working, and since it's Ramadan, odds are good more attacks will happen. I'm not anti-Muslim (or any religion) and know there aren't easy answers. Praying for the victims and their families today.EM Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897942424655139102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12209811972492678382017-06-04T08:47:24.577-07:002017-06-04T08:47:24.577-07:00I've not lived in a war zone. I have lived in ...I've not lived in a war zone. I have lived in the center of race riots, with militia camped under my window. I have exhibited at art shows in defiance of acts of terror in the region, the neighborhood. I'm with Heron. Carry on until war comes, then deal with war.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12884916605859463252017-06-04T08:25:50.690-07:002017-06-04T08:25:50.690-07:00Pat , The only thing that you can do is to carry o...Pat , The only thing that you can do is to carry on with life in the normal way. To do otherwise means that the perpetrators have won or at the very least they have instilled you with fear, which is their intention and I speak from the experience of having lived in war zones.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33430376670657584972017-06-04T06:50:19.271-07:002017-06-04T06:50:19.271-07:00I am so sorry to learn of yet another attack in th...I am so sorry to learn of yet another attack in the UK. I doubt there are any simple answers to stop this, for if there were it would have been done already I imagine. I believe the most powerful thing I can do at this time is vote for elected officials who support peaceful problem solving and treat all those whom I come into contact with dignity and kindness. This might be a drop in the bucket, but we all must begin somewhere.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65729672170160394102017-06-04T06:28:58.863-07:002017-06-04T06:28:58.863-07:00Yes, the terrorists are everywhere, and yes we mus...Yes, the terrorists are everywhere, and yes we must carry on as usual, but what bothers me most is the hatred that is thrown at all those innocent Muslims in our society. My heart goes out to them as well as anyone and everyone affected by these atrocities. My admiration and gratitude to our wonderful police and emergency services who respond so promptly.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89894308965508693152017-06-04T06:12:39.845-07:002017-06-04T06:12:39.845-07:00To your reader in Canada, the priest who had his t...To your reader in Canada, the priest who had his throat cut in his church in Normandy would tell you if he was alive to do so, it can happen anywhere. ISIS terrorists lurk on trains, in cities, towns, and churches, and everywhere.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com