I have said nearly everything that I have had to say on the Murdoch / Brooks etc scandal.
One thing that really struck home today though was reading the latest interchange between correspondents on yahoo.com.
"Liberals" knocking "Conservatives", "Conservatives" knocking "Liberals".
OK, the media will not like it, and the late departed News of the World would never have thrived on it, but it takes me back forty years and why I first went into teaching.
Why is it not possible instead of trying to knock people down all the time, cannot we not instead try and create a world where we can raise people up, give them hopes, give them expectations, give them a chance to move forward with their lives with hope and a positive outlook?
If we are to admire success, why set the successful up as Aunt Sallies to be knocked over?
Why is respect an outmoded concept? Why cannot we learn to show decency and understanding towards people? Are we incapable of finding good in others, must cynicism always be the yardstick?
To the memory and respect of some people I knew and loved dearly during my childhood, I would offer this thought (in the week before my birthday) - rebuilding hope, giving people something better, making things better, creating a world that is better for everyone who is to come (and without inflicting suffering upon other species so we can get there).
Why is this not possible?
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