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lostnfound

(17,352 posts)
22. Amen.
Fri Jun 3, 2016, 06:23 AM
Jun 2016

Last comment especially.

People sometimes claim to be the "adults in the room" when they shut off their emotions. Real adults think with both their hearts and minds.

Sixty eight people were shot in my city, Chicago, over Memorial Day weekend. Four or five of them died. I wonder why we "adults" in this city can't seem to change the ugly reality for the violent neighborhoods where most of it occurs. We "adults" report to our jobs to earn a small living for ourselves and a much better living for our "owners", do virtually nothing (and are asked to do virtually nothing) to address our city's most desparate sad problems, and are made to feel that these problems are beyond repair by a political system to which we are mere bystanders or manipulated props.

How to reconnect our hearts to our minds, within our economy and our government, is the challenge before us.

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Wow... TeeYiYi Jun 2016 #1
That is a beautiful ad. n/t djean111 Jun 2016 #2
Yep, only one candidate has called the drug war a "failure" Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #3
And some probably thought of him as a superpredator. n/t winter is coming Jun 2016 #4
Good ad! zappaman Jun 2016 #5
Well, that made me cry. I hope for a great future for Chris. Luminous Animal Jun 2016 #6
That is some powerful film making as well. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #7
Thank you, ellen. This is what Bernie is all about. senz Jun 2016 #8
Beautiful. KeepItReal Jun 2016 #9
That is a great ad. YouDig Jun 2016 #10
Oh, shit. Alex4Martinez Jun 2016 #11
Thank you, elleng. Thank you. nt antigop Jun 2016 #12
Powerful story. Letting Chris tell his story at his own pace says a lot about Bernie's focus. It's JudyM Jun 2016 #13
Amen. lostnfound Jun 2016 #22
Awesome ad and money well spent. Skwmom Jun 2016 #14
That man is beautiful... lmbradford Jun 2016 #15
Loved it. morningfog Jun 2016 #16
Absolutely Beautiful... thank you! 2banon Jun 2016 #17
Did he only release it on the internet? itsrobert Jun 2016 #18
I don't know. elleng Jun 2016 #19
Enthusiastic K&R. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #20
*Very* heavy. pablo_marmol Jun 2016 #21
I'm n tears madokie Jun 2016 #23
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