tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post112302418082153473..comments2024-03-28T04:52:31.566-07:00Comments on Toner Mishap: Frustration or Why The Misanthrope is MisanthropicThe Misanthropehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1123343664296272112005-08-06T08:54:00.000-07:002005-08-06T08:54:00.000-07:00I forgot to mention local involvement. Yes, that i...I forgot to mention local involvement. Yes, that is a very good way to be heard, but when the same petty politics used on a national scale are applied locally, it is really depressing. My recent letters to the City Council, Mayor, Police Chief resulted in an almost form letter response from the police chief. I have even met all the city council people through Rotary, when I once belonged, and nothing from them. You can tell where I live from the stats on your site, so you know it's a smaller more enclosed area where one can make a difference, if one were only home during the week to do so.The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1123343277678741602005-08-06T08:47:00.000-07:002005-08-06T08:47:00.000-07:00I have to agree it is not the worst time in histor...I have to agree it is not the worst time in history, Slavery, WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Cold war nonsense, blacklisting, the hits just keep on coming. However, I would say that our attitude and leadership is on the lower end of the scale.The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1123256729537749292005-08-05T08:45:00.000-07:002005-08-05T08:45:00.000-07:00I understand your frustrations and agree with much...I understand your frustrations and agree with much of them. One of the things that I have been suggesting is a focus on community.<BR/><BR/>I think that in a smaller setting it is easier to exert influence and affect change.<BR/><BR/>But I do not see this as being the worst time in our history. I think that there are legitimate challenges to that title and that there have been a number of moments that are worse and that there is good potential for improvement.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793210.post-1123175768729276912005-08-04T10:16:00.000-07:002005-08-04T10:16:00.000-07:00I think we are probably atop the speed bump on our...I think we are probably atop the speed bump on our way down, thus sooner than anyone expected, but longer than those money-people behind Bush wanted.The Misanthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697151793588884333noreply@blogger.com