tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post7229273685223895844..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: In Need of a Mind Shiftthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-27651245407781527482016-07-21T12:20:33.201-04:002016-07-21T12:20:33.201-04:00I think they follow him because they've bought...I think they follow him because they've bought into the fear and blame he's selling them. George W did the same thing, but not at this level. Yes it will be the lesser I vote for too.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-38749733842165721082016-07-21T12:18:13.833-04:002016-07-21T12:18:13.833-04:00I don't think we'll ever find solutions as...I don't think we'll ever find solutions as long as we continue to point fingers and look for someone else to blame.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-6032401930678400352016-07-21T10:51:57.565-04:002016-07-21T10:51:57.565-04:00I think many of us are collectively trying to make...I think many of us are collectively trying to make sense of this political situation. I believe it's what John Bradshaw called the hysteria or insanity of the masses.<br /><br /> I have found Chris Hedges' take is insightful, but mostly what René Girard says is his lecture about his ideas based on his book Scapegoat makes sense to me as does Alberto Manguel in his book The City of Words. <br />It's the shadow side at it's worst. Troubling to say the least but nothing new historically.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-60695254407704573632016-07-21T10:23:00.210-04:002016-07-21T10:23:00.210-04:00I'm more puzzled by the followers than the man...I'm more puzzled by the followers than the man. <br />Mother told me when I was in my teens sometimes we have to vote for the lesser of two evilsSharyn Mallow Woerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776056375534578046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-46063011841546623952016-07-21T09:19:20.992-04:002016-07-21T09:19:20.992-04:00I think what may help it not come to a full boil i...I think what may help it not come to a full boil is for some of us to remain calm and level-headed, and not jump on either side, and avoid shouting hate and blame at the other.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-25269012525348003882016-07-21T09:17:47.426-04:002016-07-21T09:17:47.426-04:00I agree - it is bad for your body, mind and spirit...I agree - it is bad for your body, mind and spirit. I don't want to put my head in the sand and pretend it's not there, but neither do I want to get sucked in to their paranoia.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-21670619895072198032016-07-21T09:03:56.099-04:002016-07-21T09:03:56.099-04:00Hate mongering is not isolated to those other part...Hate mongering is not isolated to those other parts of the World, it simmering here in the US. Lets hope it doesn't become a full boil. A division so wide they will call it the US Civil WarII. We have to keep doing the same lesson until we learn. For me I am going to stop and smell the roses.Carolyn Tindorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021732104470702542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-22804688478348439602016-07-21T08:40:21.107-04:002016-07-21T08:40:21.107-04:00I'm glad I don't have a television. Being ...I'm glad I don't have a television. Being inundated with all the political hype is bad for our mind, body and spirit. That said I am a CBC Radio addict and I hear too much of it all. And then of course there is the social media. I've learned to not take it so seriously and like your post urged, to focus on the beautiful things around and more importantly to me is to always be hopeful.<br /><br />Trump and his tower will fall, one way or another, rest assured this types never last forever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478520659409723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-10788552935279572472016-07-21T07:36:42.001-04:002016-07-21T07:36:42.001-04:00It is so easy to get caught up in that kind of ang...It is so easy to get caught up in that kind of anger and fear, which is precisely why he has the following he does. Stopping to enjoy the flowers was just the message I needed! :)thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-80563653138848109022016-07-21T07:30:44.593-04:002016-07-21T07:30:44.593-04:00We had a person like Trump in the Netherlands too....We had a person like Trump in the Netherlands too... He was shot... Sometimes I wonder what is worse Trump elected or Trump shot...<br />Or does thinking like that makes me just like him...or is it just fear talking...<br />The bouquet is a perfect card to focus on the beauty of life and the talents you've been given to make it even more beautiful<br />Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com