tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7701948820388224107..comments2024-03-28T10:26:27.833+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Toulouse March 2012.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30014411328547365872012-03-24T21:03:17.556+00:002012-03-24T21:03:17.556+00:00I agree entirely Cro. It shakes me to have things...I agree entirely Cro. It shakes me to have things like this happening in France and the atrocity in Norway too. I want to say that such things don't happen in Europe but that's nonsense as they clearly do. How is it that we do not learn?Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79445603037230217182012-03-23T08:45:33.032+00:002012-03-23T08:45:33.032+00:00Already we are hearing on the news questions about...Already we are hearing on the news questions about whether the political posturing will benefit "Sarko" or the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen.The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74445510007985459682012-03-23T08:11:40.638+00:002012-03-23T08:11:40.638+00:00they need to look at what is happening in their pr...they need to look at what is happening in their prisons too- apparently he was only a petty criminal before going inside.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59394126643257557272012-03-22T21:54:52.582+00:002012-03-22T21:54:52.582+00:00I agree with you totally, Cro. What could happen d...I agree with you totally, Cro. What could happen doesn't bear thinking about.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24813070785946950942012-03-22T19:46:11.981+00:002012-03-22T19:46:11.981+00:00Unfortunately we are all "looking at each oth...Unfortunately we are all "looking at each other"<br />fearfully and with suspicionJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85642712655418256132012-03-22T13:58:32.454+00:002012-03-22T13:58:32.454+00:00Well stated, Cro. Fanatics are so focused on what ...Well stated, Cro. Fanatics are so focused on what they deem absolutely necessary, that there is no room for reason. Frankly, i cannot imagine living life with such hatred.<br /><br />I used to agree wholeheartedly with Tom Paine when he wrote that man is a rational animal. Now, i see such sweeping evidence to the contrary, i have to wonder what sort of depravity we have set in motion to see such behaviour flourish.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46881493335539416032012-03-22T13:37:49.975+00:002012-03-22T13:37:49.975+00:00Doesn't it seem like the minute after one of t...Doesn't it seem like the minute after one of these episodes is over, and you think we've all learned better, some idiot starts up again? I was surprised to hear about it happening in France, that's for sure.Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89869388678228329212012-03-22T13:31:08.784+00:002012-03-22T13:31:08.784+00:00Well said, Cro. Troubled times for sure. Sorry i...Well said, Cro. Troubled times for sure. Sorry it has his so close to home for you.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27707925912602150902012-03-22T13:01:24.573+00:002012-03-22T13:01:24.573+00:00Exactly. And it could all kick-off following some ...Exactly. And it could all kick-off following some mindless act such as we've just seen in Toulouse.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26988252518343342282012-03-22T12:04:52.188+00:002012-03-22T12:04:52.188+00:00These are such frightening times where every day a...These are such frightening times where every day another threat, another senseless act could change the course of events. With the weapons that are available today, the consequences could mean the end of us all. I try not to think about it.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65423890782825660872012-03-22T09:22:23.620+00:002012-03-22T09:22:23.620+00:00He's probably deaf now, and won't be able ...He's probably deaf now, and won't be able to hear their instructions.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67736050373650887102012-03-22T09:07:48.146+00:002012-03-22T09:07:48.146+00:00I agree with Janice - it is a case of one lot of f...I agree with Janice - it is a case of one lot of far-right fighting another, with the rest of the 40 million trying to sort it out.<br /><br />Those explosions last night were just to make him jump, apparently.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9035566168760957562012-03-22T08:40:44.530+00:002012-03-22T08:40:44.530+00:00Sarko was quick to visit Toulouse, but there's...Sarko was quick to visit Toulouse, but there's no doubt that the real winners will be the Le Pen's NF.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7898989123419186062012-03-22T08:11:42.153+00:002012-03-22T08:11:42.153+00:00I too worry about the backlash that these awful ev...I too worry about the backlash that these awful events may cause. Experience says that the far right need little to stir them, and their growing numbers in France, as well as in the UK is frightening.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57714811637106099412012-03-22T07:23:20.902+00:002012-03-22T07:23:20.902+00:00I think that one of the strongest influences preve...I think that one of the strongest influences preventing "our" politicians "going" to an all-out world war again is that they haven't figured how yet how they would directly tax it.<br /><br />At the very least a world war would need some dreadful public/private funding initiative, so maybe it's just the arithmetic of the contracts that's keeping the our peace?The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7180541603315782832012-03-22T07:13:39.415+00:002012-03-22T07:13:39.415+00:00People are, I'm sure, all born 'essentiall...People are, I'm sure, all born 'essentially good'. It's who they meet later on that makes the difference.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25277424779426505172012-03-22T06:56:35.448+00:002012-03-22T06:56:35.448+00:00How very true, Cro. Sadly, I don't think most...How very true, Cro. Sadly, I don't think most fanatics or lunatics care about the consequences of their actions. Fanatics usually think the end justifies any means, and lunatics believe they are God, or Jesus, or somehow infallible.<br /><br />Growing up, I thought people were essentially good. I wonder now if that is true or whether it is wishful thinking on my part....Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.com