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2. I wish that more people could just take a meditative moment, put themselves in another's shoes...

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:03 PM

Sep 2012

and imagine how it must be.

It calls for some real serious hard core exercises in empathy.

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You know it's not really all about the "film", right? [View all] cali Sep 2012 OP

Wait MrDiaz Sep 2012 #1

Drones cali Sep 2012 #3

can someone explain to me MrDiaz Sep 2012 #4

obama is the CAUSE of that nt msongs Sep 2012 #10

LOL. cliffordu Sep 2012 #12

It is also about leaders with an agenda inciting group outrage ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #5

It goes back DECADES, not weeks or months or years. slackmaster Sep 2012 #6

+1! uponit7771 Sep 2012 #7

Good to see people starting to look at the bigger picture here - Rachel bullwinkle428 Sep 2012 #9

Exactly right... ljm2002 Sep 2012 #11

I saw your post the other day & read the article... countryjake Sep 2012 #13

thanks for digging that up, jake cali Sep 2012 #16

Our government thinks it can kill with impunity. 99Forever Sep 2012 #14

keep saying it. I will. cali Sep 2012 #19

it's not jus the u.s. either spanone Sep 2012 #15

All said and done, the tragic truth. n/t chill_wind Sep 2012 #17

I have wondered that too. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #23

Sadly these riots will be used as an excuse to expand the bombing. limpyhobbler Sep 2012 #20

thank you Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #21

Awkwardly penned (I just re-read it) but thanks DC cali Sep 2012 #22