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I Dont Want to Remember

Written to my Cousin Madelyn McKay six years ago. She was a poetess here as cancer consumed her body. May my magical and kind cousin ….rest in peace! Maggie . She had sent me an article on how great the 1960’s were! I am glad she is not here to see our civil rights being taken away, the murder of children, and our Congress having people in it, whose allegiances are not to America. God is dead to many, our currecy is marked with these words, “ In God we trust. But He is being repaced by a new religion, “Wokeism”.Dear It was painful to read, for me,anyway. I don't even want to remember fun things anymore! Dearest Cousin Maggie…. We exist in a hellish world, Surrounded by invisible bars. Slapped down at every corner. We are riddled with technology, which many drool over. Not me! Where are the people? Where is such a thing called a voice? Where is love? Where is humanity? The sound of my fingers, tapping on the iPad, smileys, LOL's will never replace being with another.. I am glad I am old, and welcome death. I see no point in living in a world that is ice cold and growing to be a repressive. Communist state. And I do believe at death you see the face of God! How can I not want that.Maggie? An empty on life is a device is bad enough. While my fellow beings do not want to hear their right to live is ending…Far worse. The past! Terribly painful to recall. The punishment for those who speak out now is vast and wide. Love, Cousin Pangie Postscript. Violence is at an all time high. Mass murder goes unpunished and people do not realize, they could be next.They put their fingers in their ears and will swim in pools of positivity to drown out the screams of reality and lies by repressive governments. They forgot who Hitler was. We have many of his evil ilk, in all countries and citizens who think they are adults, hiding and pretending evil does not exist? Good people are jailed in their countries while anarchists, subsidized by our governments… Rule your world and mine. And our precious children’s blood runs in the streets. P.R. Note, This is an opinion piece. Thank you for reading. Poem 1 8/7/2024

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Date: 8/8/2024 1:27:00 PM
The sixties were the best era, since then everything has gone downhill fast, it's the same everywhere now, it makes you want say, stop the world I want to get off. Hope alls well. Tom
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Date: 8/9/2024 12:58:00 PM
I finally got here Tom! You might be right, Tom! I was living in San Francisco in the 70s and I don’t remember it being that crazy as is now. I do realize this goes on and all countries. As long as we throw out past value, we are killing ourselves. And our nations. Yes we might wanna stop the world and get off but that’s not how it works.. either we get out there and do something or just sit back and let the world walk over us. Not me! How many people are dying all over the world. And not enough.give a hoot. The pretense that everything is OK and jolly , is just a big lie that will really wreck all countries and we can kiss our freedom, adieu! Response is late sorry…8/9/2024 Panagiota
Date: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 PM
World is in upheaval.i hope it is transient. Never give up.
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Date: 8/9/2024 12:50:00 PM
Hi Hilda, the only way that the world will get back on its feet stop believing social media and the news and learn some history. I am terrified that they will not.. Twitte is not the encyclopedia Britannica. Comments or opinions.. history was not made by opinions or wewouldn’t be here. We are kind of like the Germans when Hitler came to power.. but he did take over all of the media and he put out what he wanted to hear and that’s where we are at right now. Overcome by a liberal that is lying to us.. anything else is forbidden to read or made fun of! Cannot do anything about other countries. We can make much America better, more sane plalce, thank you for reading. Pangie 8/12/2024
Date: 8/7/2024 1:50:00 PM
Powerful piece! It’s sad for me to learn your sweet cousin passed of cancer as I have had loved ones die of. The youngest was a virgin in her 20s named Tiffany. Your cousin would be proud that you voice your concerns and stand despite dilemma hugs
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Date: 8/7/2024 2:37:00 PM
Golly Karen, condolences first of all, on Tiffany,so sad she went at 20. And all the other ones you lost to this dreaded, endless disease! My Cousin Bruce, died a few days after turning 4O from leukemia! What a a great man and a race car driver who drove in the Indy 500 a huge heart and sparkling sense of humor! You are so right, Maggie would be proud. She died a few days before Christnas, so sad. We shared many of the same ideas and we were both teachers who were mad for jazz.So appreciative you stopped by today & shared what was dear to you. Touched my heart. Grazie, Panagiota
Date: 8/7/2024 1:36:00 PM
Written from the heart, Pangie! I say it again, you have a wonderful talent for seeking and writing worthy comments pertaining to the dire shape this country and world are in. Kudos to you - Bob
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Date: 8/7/2024 2:17:00 PM
Honored to have you be the first one to comment. I know of your long serce to this country and the magnficent famipp beforeply you raised, i so adnire you, i pray people wake up before anarchists,, fake news will be the end of us, pkus internet lies and conspiracy theories crush our freedoms. You are a standby friend for years. Grazie~ Panagiota

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