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Hey. Hope all is well. But

Elusive Trope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:32:20 +0000

In reply to Yikes! Gentlemen, stand down,

Hey.

Hope all is well.

But you do bring up a interesting slant: aren't we all just arguing over what the most appropriate perspective to take on matters.

Sad to hear about the cafe. It was a place in its time. But all things transitory I suppose. Oh to be the good Buddhist and let things go as a pond lets go a cloud's reflection as soon as it passes by.

Yikes! Gentlemen, stand down,

bwakfat — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:14:56 +0000

In reply to Law and Order Liberals

Yikes!

Gentlemen, stand down, please. I trust you are all warm and in possession of heat and power? Me too, although my recent experiences give me a bit of perspective on what is or isn't important. It can happen to you, too, as far as I can tell. Most of us are probably one extreme weather event from disaster, (like Donal has been trying to tell us.)

I'd guess that's a digression. Really, I just came by to tell people that the Cafe is looking like it's closing. Maybe a few of you want to say bye. I can't bring myself to. I suppose I've bigger fish to fry, yet felt kind of nostalgic for the company of smart, witty, ornery fellow travelers. I hope you're all holding on and at least treading water. I wish nothing but the best for everyone. All of you.

Oh, I saw that Genghis is having a birthday? Wow! Happy Birthday, Mr. Mike! Here I thought he was hatched like me. It's not the first time I was wrong about something.

Be good to each other. See you.

(Hugs)

Bwakkie

I get it. Because if you're

Elusive Trope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:57:04 +0000

In reply to /beginsprayingtoGodtobestruck

I get it. Because if you're dead, then you'll be part of the spiritual world and being so before my next "diatribe" then you will be more in a position to move the 99% through a kind of spiritual subconscious to come to dagblog and read what I have written. Cool. That's what I call sacrifice for the greater good.

/beginsprayingtoGodtobestruck

Qnonymous — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:20:34 +0000

In reply to You were praying that I would

/beginsprayingtoGodtobestruckdeadbeforeTropesnextantiOWSdiatribe

You were praying that I would

Elusive Trope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:00:41 +0000

In reply to {prayers answered}

You were praying that I would stop responding in the comment thread and go to work on my next blog of insight and illumination? Well, gosh, thanks. It is nice to know and a source of deep encouragement to know that there people like you out there utilizing their mental and spiritual energies to seek divine intervention in order to ensure the next trope installment. Bless you, my son.

{prayers answered}

Qnonymous — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:58:33 +0000

In reply to (speechless)

{prayers answered}

This is in part what concerns

Elusive Trope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:40:31 +0000

In reply to By the way, there has been an

This is in part what concerns me about the open-endedness of the occupy movement, and the unwillingness of people to put limits on the borders of the protests. If some anti-progressive, anti-wall street revolutionary with a gun wants to "occupy" something - well then isn't this just as much a part of the movement as the peaceful part of the Oakland march? In the aftermath one can say - 'oh he or she doesn't represent what we stand for," but then it is too late.

The bigger picture is that what you want, what you claim as a fundamental right, goes for everyone - all political persuasions. You can't claim it for just those who are nicely aligned with one's politics. If it is okay me, then it has to be okay for the gun-totting libertarians who hate progressives, too.

By the way, there has been an

Dan Kervick — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:17:59 +0000

In reply to Well, they weren't unarmed,

By the way, there has been an interminably long discussion on the Occupy NH site about whether or not the group should ask its members - even while recognizing everyone's 2nd Amendment right to be armed - to nevertheless voluntarily refrain from exercising that right and come unarmed to the encampment and general assembly. Some folks in the libertarian/Tea Party contingent don't like this idea.

This is one thing that turned me off about the Manchester group. It's one thing to be around people spouting loud revolutionary rhetoric; and it's another thing to be around people who don't much like progressives; and it's even another thing to be around people carrying weapons. But being around people spouting revolutionary rhetoric while not liking progressives much and carrying weapons is a bit too much for me.

I make no deals with people

Elusive Trope — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:04:12 +0000

In reply to I'll make a deal - stop

I make no deals with people who assume I somehow need to be edjumucated on how bad the police can behave

I'll make a deal - stop

Donal — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:56:21 +0000

In reply to And I'd stay away from snide

I'll make a deal - stop putting words in my mouth, and I'll stop calling you on it.