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Let Freedom Ring

Freedom is a funny thing

  Millions go to war over it
    
    As its praises they lustily sing

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M. L. Kiser

April 29, 2019 at 3:11 PM

You've summed this up quite well and in so few words; reads beautifully.

Gershon Wolf

April 29, 2019 at 4:12 PM

Thanks for a compliment which is simply as good as it gets for someone like me. Much appreciated! :) gw

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

April 29, 2019 at 7:46 AM

OH Snap! Cutting ink. Excellent my dear Wolf Man. xomo

Gershon Wolf

April 29, 2019 at 9:04 AM

Your comments are to die for. Thank you, my dear comrade! ~ Volkov

Kim Rodrigues

April 29, 2019 at 7:16 AM

One to ponder, dear friend! My son, who was a submariner chef, once called us to say he was thinking of volunteering to go to Iraq. My husband and I could not even look each other in the eye for that was a heart stopper. We made him ponder his choices but never told him what to do. How could we? Others go but not yours?

Kim Rodrigues

April 29, 2019 at 8:06 PM

What we did do was speak to him about the reality of the situation. He felt like he would be safe and we said even if you were you would most likely encounter others who weren’t. Just tried to make him think.

Gershon Wolf

April 29, 2019 at 9:03 AM

Precisely put, Kim: "Others go, but not yours..." And yet...It's one thing to defend freedom; it's entirely another thing to get involved in an ongoing quagmire in an Islamic republic which, by definition and nature, has no clue as to what freedom or democracy entails. So, if it had been me, I guess I would have done my best to dissuade him from going to Iraq. Difficult, difficult, difficult it is raising sons!! My heart goes out to you! :) gw, whose youngest son will be in the Israeli Army within a year...

Tom Cunningham

April 29, 2019 at 2:51 AM

No one should have to fight for it, what gives someone the right to deny you your freedom. Tom.

Gershon Wolf

April 29, 2019 at 9:12 AM

Here's a smart-aleck answer to your straightforward question, Tom: What gives someone the right to deny us our freedom (in a democracy, at least), is that we citizens voted the bugger into office! There you have it. Thanks for the thought-provoking comment. Best always, Gershon

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