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Kimmio, I understand how you feel. I am blogging news at Blazing Cat Fur, which I realize you do not like. But one think I am familiar with is the news. I have never seen so many problems in so many places at once since I started following the news carefully after 9/11.

I won't say more lest I offend you, but trust me, you are correct. The world seems to have gone crazy. We are living in some kind of transition period. The Middle East is in flames. Literally. Israel, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya. I blogged on all of them, repeatedly in some cases.

The only calm places are like Egypt, with a dictatorial government that smashes the opposition flat.

As for the situation in Russia and Ukraine, it is horrifying! That plane shot down -- no doubt by mistake -- but still. Why did Putin give the "rebels" surface to air missile launchers if they didn't even how to tell a passenger plane from a military aircraft?
 
I find the news is overwhelming. I don't want to be apathetic - but then I know I can't fix it. I sincerely wish I could. I wish I could just snap my fingers and make the wars and tragedies stop - because most of them, the human-made ones are senseless and needless. We're all just human beings. There's enough to share. There's so much good people could do. The world could be a wonderful place for all, but we humans get in our own way.This is where my faith wavers and I think, "surely a loving God doesn't allow this!" and then I think, "I don't, I won't, believe a loving God wants us doing this to ourselves and each other." we need peace to break through.
 
EasternOrthodox said:
Kimmio, I understand how you feel. I am blogging news at Blazing Cat Fur, which I realize you do not like. But one think I am familiar with is the news. I have never seen so many problems in so many places at once since I started following the news carefully after 9/11.

I won't say more lest I offend you, but trust me, you are correct. The world seems to have gone crazy. We are living in some kind of transition period. The Middle East is in flames. Literally. Israel, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya. I blogged on all of them, repeatedly in some cases.

The only calm places are like Egypt, with a dictatorial government that smashes the opposition flat.

As for the situation in Russia and Ukraine, it is horrifying! That plane shot down -- no doubt by mistake -- but still. Why did Putin give the "rebels" surface to air missile launchers if they didn't even how to tell a passenger plane from a military aircraft?
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It's so tragic and sad, and becoming an international incident. Those rebels...They are thugs. I can't believe any people there support them as any kind of credible government. And I think Putin's lost control of them. Would they stop if he ordered them to? He's told them to before - at least, they've ignored requests he's made back during the election there. And the earlier footage of the Ukraine crisis - they're hanging around drinking. So, maybe that's why they couldn't tell what they were shooting at?
...but then...why was the plane allowed to fly over Eastern Ukraine if people knew they had these weapons and it's a war zone? Was it cleared to fly over? I guess that's what they're trying to find out now. But do we even get the truth?
 
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Just accept human nature as it is. And it varies a great deal. Some people are decent, others are not. IMHO, they born that way. Our near relatives in primate world, chimpanzees, fight with each other like crazy.

There have been bad times before. Imagine living through WW II, just to mention one bad time from the past.

If I were you, I would be less idealistic about what anyone can accomplish. People speak of how great things if only, if only, if only. But my bet is that we can only do our personal best with the people we know, not contribute to making things worse, and just accept will live in a world that will always have violence and fighting.

It comes and goes in spells.

One thing that has helped me is to read history. Things could be far, far worse. Many hideous diseases have been either done in (smallpox) or are almost gone (polio). Women used to die during childbirth all the time and that is rare now. Mind you, history can be pretty depressing too. I started a book on WW II called "Bloodlands" I think. It was about fighting in eastern Europe. It was so depressing (and I have read a lot of history) that I had to stop reading it.

No wonder people used to believe in heaven and God so devoutly. Life on earth was awful.
 
Kimmio said:
It's so tragic and sad, and becoming an international incident. Those rebels...They are thugs. I can't believe any people there support them as any kind of credible government. And I think Putin's lost control of them. Would they stop if he ordered them to? He's told them to before - at least, they've ignored requests he's made back during the election there. And the earlier footage of the Ukraine crisis - they're hanging around drinking. So, maybe that's why they couldn't tell what they were shooting at?
...but then...why was the plane allowed to fly over Eastern Ukraine if people knew they had these weapons and it's a war zone.
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As far the plane goes, try reading this forum, by professional pilots.

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/535538-malaysian-airlines-mh370-contact-lost.html

It is rather technical, but it explains lots of things. Technical things.
 
It's too much to think about. Hang in there everyone. It makes me appreciate a warm sunny (a bit overcast now but that's fine), peaceful day here. I just wish it could be that way everywhere.
 
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I guess things could be worse. I would rather they get better - soon. I am always an idealist. I can't seem to say, "that's the way the world is" and be content. We can be better, kinder, fairer.
 
I find the things close to me affect me more than global issues. I can be sad about a world event, but still overall be happy about things.
Lately, it seems like my mood swings more than I prefer it too. Much of it seems to be medical. Last night I was pretty frustrated and just felt like giving up on a bunch of stuff. We treated me really late because I just didn't care and Chemguy was lost in a video game. I think I really needed that dose. I perked up quite a bit today. Frustrated with things in the health system, but not so down about it. I wonder if I would feel better if I treated more often, but at the same time I don't want to have to do that.
 
I used to be the same. World events didn't affect me so much. Now, there are so many, and with Internet I think - I am aware that we're all interdependent and life is fragile.
 
ChemGal said:
I find the things close to me affect me more than global issues. I can be sad about a world event, but still overall be happy about things.
Lately, it seems like my mood swings more than I prefer it too. Much of it seems to be medical. Last night I was pretty frustrated and just felt like giving up on a bunch of stuff. We treated me really late because I just didn't care and Chemguy was lost in a video game. I think I really needed that dose. I perked up quite a bit today. Frustrated with things in the health system, but not so down about it. I wonder if I would feel better if I treated more often, but at the same time I don't want to have to do that.
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Absolutely, Chemgal, if you are having biologically based mood problems, it can be really bad. I've been on anti-depressants since 1984. Since before the modern, low-side effect ones came out in the 1990s. I was barely functional. The anti-depressants, old-fashioned or not, made a huge difference.

I also had bad times when my kids were teenagers. I've never really gotten over it (single parenting, zero help from their father or anyone else). I finally called a social worker. It was a nightmare.

But they're grown up and fine now.
 
For me, it's a symptom of a physical issue. Unfortunately though, the treatment itself gets me down at times too. I'm getting over that, but it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. It's tough when you don't know if you'll be able to administer really necessary medication when it's needed.
 
Kimmio said:
I used to be the same. World events didn't affect me so much. Now, there are so many, and with Internet I think - I am aware that we're all interdependent and life is fragile.
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Kimmio, read this article written in 1994 by a smart reporter who has done a lot of traveling around the not so nice parts of the world. His predictions, for 20 years ago, are quite perceptive. It's called The Coming Anarchy. The anarchy has started. Definitely.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/02/the-coming-anarchy/304670/?single_page=true
 
Thanks! It really has gotten so much better. I went to the ER one day because I was too scared to try. Now I would at least try, and my success rate has been better although I haven't done it without someone there to help if I needed it. It's non-optimal situations, by myself that scares me.
 
EasternOrthodox said:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/02/the-coming-anarchy/304670/?single_page=true
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What a dense and chock-full of bits article...ty for the link :3

ah, impermanence and the global human spring

true anarchy -- self governance

it seems there ARE reasons why Islam had the longest-running global empire

(i never would've thought that i'd be living through an actual religious reformation -- here's hoping that Islam keeps its decentralized, polyglot many hued nature...I hope the Sufis don't die out)

on his writing on the gradual dissolution of Canada--I kinda look forward to that in that I wonder what it will become? Quebec by itself, Cascadia & Newfoundland Labbydore separate nations whilst the rest becomes the TransPacificPartnership?

i have wondered how this human invention of 'nation state' would last?

the divine dance between formlessness and form, between nothing and something, between chaos and order continues

EO, have you found STRATFOR to be helpful to you?
 
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Umm no.


There have been conflicts of some form or another, tragedies, floods, hurricanes all of my life
The difference has been the amount and type of news coverage. I should put news in quotes

Today is no different other than the specifics.

My dad andmom used to spend a lot of time at home watching cnn. It altered there perception of the eorld
 
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