tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post6376614856475612761..comments2024-03-10T23:44:30.359-05:00Comments on Racine Post: Harmony on the Square: Nativity and Light of PeaceDustin http://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-49497338255461971382023-10-23T23:48:22.925-05:002023-10-23T23:48:22.925-05:00Interesting stuff! Interesting stuff! QP Quaddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596146858586513583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-27956234114123608312009-12-14T10:24:42.451-06:002009-12-14T10:24:42.451-06:00Those that do - succeed. Those that don't - fa...Those that do - succeed. Those that don't - fail - it's as easy as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-2497239119140285202009-12-12T10:42:19.256-06:002009-12-12T10:42:19.256-06:00Our much-vaunted liberty is nothing but the freedo...Our much-vaunted liberty is nothing but the freedom of the poor to flail and fail while the rich possess the license to exploit everything and everyone in their predatory path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-136385288840954712009-12-12T10:39:38.934-06:002009-12-12T10:39:38.934-06:00It never existed. America's the country where ...It never existed. America's the country where the rich have it all, the yuppies have a ball, the workers have to crawl and the poor die in the brawl. Years ago a pal of mine said this. Sad to say, he wasn't wrong then and his statement remains valid today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-59872764347606592312009-12-11T17:57:57.655-06:002009-12-11T17:57:57.655-06:00Our society is rapidly fragmenting along economic,...Our society is rapidly fragmenting along economic, educational and racial/ethnic lines. Whatever happened to the concept of an American culture which all our citizens could share?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-15030353497220505742009-12-11T17:55:18.402-06:002009-12-11T17:55:18.402-06:00Unless we solve our country's economic problem...Unless we solve our country's economic problems, the class clash between haves and have-nots will join the race issue and destroy any hope we may have for national consensus and unity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-3533617638576201562009-12-11T17:51:23.842-06:002009-12-11T17:51:23.842-06:00Just ask any sociology instructor about the class ...Just ask any sociology instructor about the class clash in this country, in this state and in this town. Because of their opportunities or lack of them, different classes like different things. In general, college-educated advantaged people enjoy decorations like the Light of Peace while blue-collar folks (and a handful of college graduates from church-affiliated institutions) prefer Nativity Scenes. (You'll encounter the same dichotomy where Frank Lloyd Wright is concerned. By and large, people with advanced degrees from secular universities and six-figure annual incomes admire Wright and his work. Conversely, many low-income folks who didn't attend college and middle class people who studied at conservative church-related universities can't stand Wright and his outre architecture.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-5369799002044342902009-12-10T11:06:19.967-06:002009-12-10T11:06:19.967-06:0012:41 - Racine while the upper middle class and th...12:41 - Racine while the upper middle class and the elite reside in another Racine. Each Racine has no use for its opposite number and refuses to examine the other Racine's side of practically any issue you'd care to name.<br /><br />And your point is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-83581650554688393922009-12-09T12:41:43.224-06:002009-12-09T12:41:43.224-06:00Why can't we agree to disagree in a civilized ...Why can't we agree to disagree in a civilized way? The one thing all my out-of-state visitors notice about Racine is the rage simmering just below the surface. I know that people mock the guy who said that Racine's history is "A Tale of Two Cities," but I'm afraid he's all-too-accurate. The poor, the working class and the struggling lower middle class exist in one Racine while the upper middle class and the elite reside in another Racine. Each Racine has no use for its opposite number and refuses to examine the other Racine's side of practically any issue you'd care to name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-8938168610108915542009-12-08T17:41:24.877-06:002009-12-08T17:41:24.877-06:00It is a public square and no public money goes to ...It is a public square and no public money goes to it.<br /><br />Stop your hatred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-49045457871852496122009-12-08T16:10:46.148-06:002009-12-08T16:10:46.148-06:009:22 and 11:39... AMEN!9:22 and 11:39... AMEN!Pizzamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084372985597073336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-25317590020928352022009-12-08T11:39:25.332-06:002009-12-08T11:39:25.332-06:009:22 - "I pledge allegiance to the flag of th...9:22 - "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-80080355255773729812009-12-08T11:35:18.744-06:002009-12-08T11:35:18.744-06:009:22 - I don't like it, and fortunatlly i live...9:22 - I don't like it, and fortunatlly i live in a country where i don't have to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-78780029775991045292009-12-08T10:34:17.551-06:002009-12-08T10:34:17.551-06:00In honor of John Lennon's death 29 years ago t...In honor of John Lennon's death 29 years ago today...<br />Give peace a chancecoexistinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133901074989050345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-68890025080917788382009-12-08T09:22:48.336-06:002009-12-08T09:22:48.336-06:009:06 - move out of the city, state or better yet t...9:06 - move out of the city, state or better yet the country if you don't like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-63925029604498206592009-12-07T21:06:27.466-06:002009-12-07T21:06:27.466-06:00Will this inappropiate monument to christianity co...Will this inappropiate monument to christianity continue to grow larger on our public square? I don't wish to rehash the controversy but this thing is no longer just a manger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com