What's Up? How do you feel about the stock markets?
Do you believe the war on terrorists will have an impact?
This is a Moderated Forum for a small group of Democrats who have been unable to express political or economic opinion without harassment from bullies on open threads..
In this closed but small space we hope to find a safe harbor for political and economic discussions so I have limited the discussion on this thread to:
1) Tiger Paw
2) Patricia C. Trinchero
3) Kenneth E. Phillips
I hope that they will feel free to share their thoughts on politics and the stock markets.
References: SHRUB by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, Random House, Copyright 2000
Political Commentary:
democrats.org
AND
democrats.org
October 1, 2001
Statement by Chairman Terry McAuliffe on the Importance of Democracy
"Through many tests the Civil War, Pearl Harbor, the Great Depression and Vietnam our country has endured crisis and emerged stronger. Each time, we were emboldened by our shared values and sought comfort in the rituals of American life.
Even as we continue to honor the victims, console their families, thank the relief crews and prosecute the perpetrators, the time is also right for the exercise of democracy and civic activism."
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Map of Afghanstian with additional material: cia.gov
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How do we cope with the September 11, 2001 Terrorists Attack on America? Poetry is one way.
"Poetry is a peerless proficiency of the imagination."
"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains
And the women come out to cut up what remains
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier." Rudyard Kipling
What Are Years?
By Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972)
What is our innocence,
what is our guilt? All are
naked, none is safe. And whence
is courage: the unanswered question,
the resolute doubt, -
dumbly calling, deafly listening-that
in misfortune, even death,
encourage others
and in it's defeat, stirs
the soul to be strong? He
sees deep and is glad, who
accededs to mortality
and in his imprisonment rises
upon himself as
the sea in a chasm, struggling to be
free and unable to be,
in its surrendering
finds its continuing.
So he who strongly feels,
behaves. The very bird,
grown taller as he sings, steels
his form straight up. Though he is captive,
his mighty singing
says, satisfaction is a lowly
thing, how pure a thing is joy.
This is mortality,
this is eternity.
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