tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post3598631911798417524..comments2024-03-27T22:25:44.006-05:00Comments on Ennyman's Territory: This Memorial Day WeekendEd Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-23977481868167971082010-05-31T12:56:45.335-05:002010-05-31T12:56:45.335-05:00Things are very different today. In WW2 it was a t...Things are very different today. In WW2 it was a total war and the logic behind it was clear to everyone. Today, the war does seem remote and detached from us, unless you have loved ones there. Certainly when we had friends with a son in Iraq we were more closely drawn to what was happening. The war is "on" every day over there, but for the most part it is not even covered in the local papers. <br /><br />Your suggestion is a good one. Thanks for the visit here.<br />e.Ed Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-74172751731467372402010-05-31T11:18:29.446-05:002010-05-31T11:18:29.446-05:00I wish that today we were all as aware of the war ...I wish that today we were all as aware of the war and the needs of the soldiers as the people were during WWII. Today, if you don't have someone close serving somewhere you can go blithely about your business without thinking about the sacrifices made so you can go blithely about your business.<br />It would be nice if the school kids adopted a soldier or a platoon and send care packages. Just so they're aware. Nice post.Mary Sheehan Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739304038978908921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-3609198189835941782010-05-29T11:35:21.113-05:002010-05-29T11:35:21.113-05:00Thanks for the comment. As you note, sadly, it is ...Thanks for the comment. As you note, sadly, it is true that in America there has been an increasing loss of freedoms as the State encroaches in ever broader ways upon the people here, who are unfortunately happily distracted by bread, circuses, celebrity glut, etc. <br /><br />As for listing freedoms, it is actually true that there we are shackled far more than we recognize or acknowledge, including our inner shackles. <br /> <br />Thanks for wishing me well on the Dylan Manhole Cover.Ed Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703797864648081829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9146215066182995239.post-85931300382730378572010-05-29T10:26:06.981-05:002010-05-29T10:26:06.981-05:00"As we go our various ways this Memorial Day ..."As we go our various ways this Memorial Day weekend, let's be sure to pause in remembrance of those who paid the ultimate price to preserve our freedom."<br /><br />And yet again I beg to ask of you, "Could you please list some of your freedoms?" Maybe you can get Pierre to help you, or maybe not.<br />I remember my dad, the very Bud Wagner you're selling, muttering regarding the growing police state in the US, and the Bush warmongering, saying, "This is the kind of thing we fought AGAINST in WWII."<br />Where was your voice?<br />Where are your freedoms?<br />Can you and your neighbors sell groceries out of your own houses, or do you all have to go to a centralized government-approved store to buy them?<br />Good luck on your ultimate goal, by the way, the Bob Dylan man-hole cover project.LEWagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438484007896207869noreply@blogger.com