tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post508727655824136816..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Those EyesAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58548925452492268422010-03-31T15:40:12.015-04:002010-03-31T15:40:12.015-04:00Hi Ashley!
I agree with what you say here too. T...Hi Ashley!<br /><br />I agree with what you say here too. The age of mass media is very powerful, and it really does bring up the issue of how much we need to know. The press has changed. John Kennedy screwed around a lot when he was president, and the press knew about it too, but it was just deemed to be too uncivil to publish. Everything is different now.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-65228253483794273742010-03-31T15:37:44.139-04:002010-03-31T15:37:44.139-04:00Hi Lisabet!
I believe in what you say about redem...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />I believe in what you say about redemption. Redemption is one of the great themes of literature and that is why I couldn't just let Nixie go on without a way back in the end, or instead of just punishing her. I love her too much. I hope God feels that way about us. I don;t know. <br /><br />John Edwards has dug the most horrible hole for himself, and by the most human mistakes. We've seen other scandal figures go on to redeem themselves and get back in the world. In my heart I wish that for everybody.<br /><br />That's the great thing about Christianity that sets it apart from other faiths, whether one believes in it or not. That theme of forgiveness, of being able to hit the reset button on your life. That has liberated so many lost souls.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-12900542670843271702010-03-31T15:33:09.402-04:002010-03-31T15:33:09.402-04:00Hi Paul
Yes, our society is ravenous for titillat...Hi Paul<br /><br />Yes, our society is ravenous for titillation. Also rage, so much of news media and talk radio is rage driven. I think many of the things we hear about, such as the scandals of child molestation plaguing the Vatican have probably always existed. But we live in a time where everything is exposed. Its a transitional period, and the exposure of private lives and sins will affect out society and even our evolution in ways we can;t even guess at yet. Its the dystopia of "Fahreinheit 451" actully coming to life in many ways. At the same time its the exposure that gives erotica writers the freedom to write what only a few years back would have been banned.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60599311026940263762010-03-31T15:29:17.438-04:002010-03-31T15:29:17.438-04:00Hi Kathleen!
Yes, the nightmares we make are the ...Hi Kathleen!<br /><br />Yes, the nightmares we make are the worst, because those are the hardest to escape from. Which brings up the question of redemption as Lisabet mentioned. Redemption is one of the great themes of literature.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-70376498691522680762010-03-31T15:25:08.146-04:002010-03-31T15:25:08.146-04:00Garce,
Personally I have to worry about the entra...Garce,<br /><br />Personally I have to worry about the entrapment issues raised by shows like the Dateline one you describe. <br /><br />And I also have issues with the press's 'right to know' over some politician who's doing nothing different to a large majority of those he wants to vote for him.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I take your point about the horror of these waking nightmares. <br /><br />Fantastic post,<br /><br />AshAshley Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997769708965362938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-13349107451497315482010-03-31T08:11:56.255-04:002010-03-31T08:11:56.255-04:00Hello, Garce,
I may be naive, but I believe in re...Hello, Garce,<br /><br />I may be naive, but I believe in redemption. I don't think there are too many holes so bottomless that you can never crawl out, given sufficient will. Of course there are mistakes, serious mistakes that can change your life forever, but I seriously doubt that John Edwards is doomed the way you suggest. <br /><br />Even Nixie is not doomed. You know that perfectly well, having written the end of her story.<br /><br />Warmly,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-1455138003291063192010-03-31T07:46:52.346-04:002010-03-31T07:46:52.346-04:00Garce, when I see someone famous being lambasted b...Garce, when I see someone famous being lambasted by the MSM for something that most normal people would put down to human nature.<br />Yes life can be a nightmare, but it needn't be, but because the worst part of our society craves titillation, sensation and the desire to make a great deal of money, and be dammed to those who are hurt in the process.<br />Your post is frightening in it's truthfulness, what does it say about our society when the truth can be so frightening.<br />Paul.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790580459962602757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60935280243345768832010-03-31T00:25:11.291-04:002010-03-31T00:25:11.291-04:00Garce,
You're right. The waking nightmares, t...Garce,<br /><br />You're right. The waking nightmares, the pits of hell we dig for ourselves, are probably the worst.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.com