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Comment was by Stephen Brodie on March 10, 2021 at 2:53pm

Thank you Joan for that history of the New Deal. Funnily enough, I was watching a BBC documentary on the depression and it always amuses me when I hear some Americans rant against socialism but praise the New Deal. Once again thank you Joan.

Comment was by Mrs.B on March 10, 2021 at 1:51pm

I don't snack, nor eat junk foods.

I cook from scratch, & no deep fried food.

Yes, he'll have to be willing to find what works....or doesn't.

Antacids quit working for me a long time ago, & I had to go through many different prescriptions too.

I even had to change how I made the bed by doing it BEFORE breakfast. Bending down to a lower cabinet would bring on acid too, & kneeling on arthritic knees was not an option. That was difficult until I got things properly under control.

Comment was by Chris B on March 10, 2021 at 6:06am

I'm with you in that dream, Joan, and sometimes I can build a fragment of that utopia...

Comment was by Joan Denoo on March 10, 2021 at 5:57am

Ian, oats, and whole grains appear often in my menus. I will stop using them for a while and see if that makes any difference. Thanks. 

Comment was by Joan Denoo on March 10, 2021 at 5:53am

Chris B., you were born into a war-torn country with all that implies. Hunger, loss of structures for surviving and conducting business. The hatred/heroism contrast must trickle down to your generation!

Perhaps the human mind has developed to as far as  it can and is unable to shed the claws and teeth of the beast.

I want to do a little dreaming, with men and women treating each other as equals, they raise their children without the use of violence, and that the elderly are protected from mental and physical harm as they proceed on the path to death.

Businesses and industries have concerns for the health and welfare of their workers, treating them as valued partners in whatever enterprise in which they engage.

I imagine a society where people have civil liberties, civil rights, and civil responsibilities. They engage in constructive communication and problem solving and follow clear notions of fairness and justice.  

My utopia would have people with communication skills and understand how to sit back and enjoy the ride. 

Thanks, Chris B. for allowing me to dream. 

Comment was by Chris B on March 10, 2021 at 5:47am

It never ends, Joan, because people in power lose their sense of justice and compassion.

Comment was by Ian Mason on March 10, 2021 at 5:41am

The battles never end, Joan. There always seems to be enough bigots around to need opposing.

Comment was by Ian Mason on March 10, 2021 at 5:39am

Too much of a good thing can also give digestive problems. Oats in particuar upset me but too much wholegrain in general. 

Comment was by Joan Denoo on March 10, 2021 at 5:33am

Chris B. anger seems to be the only communication the wealthy can understand; reasoning, negotiation, compromising, active listening, assertive expression, building trust, identifying pros and cons do not seem to be in their skill sets. 
Anger rose to a high pitch in the 1960s civil rights struggle. The Blacks marched on Washington, DC., they set up a tent city, they marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. I was involved in some of those activities and we were carefully trained to be non-violent.

The response of the opposition was to murder, destroy property, terrorize Blacks and their supporters, 

Here we are, 2021, and our nation continues to be tormented by racist domestic terrorists! I was a young woman when I participated in the struggle and I am now an 85 year old and the struggle continues. 

Comment was by Joan Denoo on March 10, 2021 at 4:12am

Thanks, Ian, I will get your remedy to Larry and see if this helps. 

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