tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post1670705639235185161..comments2024-03-28T12:35:42.918-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: An Amicable Dissolution?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-82793836811563757762016-04-14T16:43:07.529-07:002016-04-14T16:43:07.529-07:00It occurs to me, Pete, that we have abandoned any ...It occurs to me, Pete, that we have abandoned any sense of seeking to become one people, nor do we even make the attempt any more. I cannot see us coming back from the deep divisions that are fracturing the body politic and the body cultural. I am only trying to preserve it from an unfortunate eruption.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-10657549810953164312016-04-14T16:36:34.321-07:002016-04-14T16:36:34.321-07:00I hope so Reverend. If I were a smarter man I wou...I hope so Reverend. If I were a smarter man I would more try to understand what it is that supposedly binds us together anymore. It certainly does not need to be angry or violent; lots of divorces are not. But there does have to be a recognition and acceptance that things are the way they are.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-88710376164896529242016-04-14T16:34:16.880-07:002016-04-14T16:34:16.880-07:00I do not know that we are even there at this point...I do not know that we are even there at this point. Some folks might leave, but the bulk will stay. That said, I guess my thought is why do we have to stay together when we obviously no longer care about each other or respect each other?Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-28080532162551918982016-04-14T09:38:53.443-07:002016-04-14T09:38:53.443-07:00Many bloggers, both conservative and otherwise, ha...Many bloggers, both conservative and otherwise, have expressed similar sentiments over the last few years. I happen to agree with you, if the smaller groups of states can find a way to protect themselves from the nearly-inevitable deleterious effects of Balkanization.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-19512242043640910692016-04-14T08:09:34.449-07:002016-04-14T08:09:34.449-07:00You and I; we think a lot alike. I've been sa...You and I; we think a lot alike. I've been saying this for years. It used to be "E Pluribus Unum;" Out of many, one. Our recent crop of politicians are more concerned more with staying in office than actually doing what they were hired to do. Our "president" has actually stoked the fires of division. These people, along wioth "victim industry" titans such as "the reverend" Al Sharpton," have created "E Unum Pluribus;" Out of one, many. I'll tell anyone who will listen that the United States has become the world's largest dysfunctional family; nothing more than a bunch of people living under one roof. There's no common cause. There's no allegiance. As you say; there is really no reason for the United States to remain united. A sad thing, this is... Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-26707094514851617322016-04-14T07:03:11.654-07:002016-04-14T07:03:11.654-07:00They are welcome to leave the country (as many hav...They are welcome to leave the country (as many have threatened if Trump is elected) at their earliest convenience if they hate us this badly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com