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Maybe

Who is to blame

Let's walk through history

The cruel charismatic dictators

The chess-playing map-drawing colonialists

The wealth-seeking explorers

The holier-than-thou heathen- defining believers

The tribal territory-driven survivalists

On and on and on

Etc etc etc

Who is to blame

At some point it behooves us to stop the blame game

To sit down and get real

Compromise

Firm but compassionate

If we have any brains left in our heads

If we have any wisdom left in our hearts

Maybe just maybe

We will evolve

For the better

Maybe

 

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Marla Joy

Fri 28th Feb 2025 17:57

Hélène, I like the range of subjects of which you tackle. Nicely written. Marla

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