Posts from This Journal by “hope” Tag

• The Problem with Democracy: We are Horny, Greedy and Cruel

  Democracy is based on the belief that people are more good than bad, that we are more curious than controlling, more playful than violent, and more…

• QotD: De Becker on American Violence

  "While we are quick to judge the human rights record of every other country on earth, it is we civilized Americans whose murder rate is ten…

• QotD: Because There Was Light Before

  It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone. --John Steinbeck

• QotD: When the Situation is Hopeless

  When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about. --Edward Abbey

• Burn it down

  Suicidality is directly linked to a feeling of powerlessness. When there's nothing you or anyone else can do about it, it's easy to lose…

• Even More Interesting Times

  For elitist liberals, the times got so interesting last week that folks are sunk in depression. The changes that our incoming presidential…