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The Hawks and the Doves

The hawks are gathered together, pulling apart a dove, eating her gladly. Her shrieks and screams do not count as she is the wrong color. She was caught at the border. They have put her dove-lets in cages. To be eaten later, at their convenience. Discussion after dinner turns to assault rifles. Home-one is against it, but he is “old-school”. He knows nothing. The rest are avidly for it. Home-one asks why anyone needs one. “I have one!” many of the younger hawks scream with pride. “But why?” Home-one asks. “Why do you need one?” “It is for protection!” Millie, a younger hawk says. “And for killing those dove-lets when we want to eat them,” her sister throws in. Home-one tries to tell them what an assault rifle bullet would do to a dove-let. They shout him down, wanting what they want. “Is it okay to drag these dove-lets away from their parents?” Home-one’s wife asks. The hawks get together and decide to throw Home-one and Home-one’s wife out of the flock. They unfriend them on social media. Their own grandchildren unfriend them. They were the wrong color too.

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Sandra Adams

Date: 8/8/2019 3:44:00 PM

this one makes me ponder many thoughts, shame the doves must fall within the grasp of hawks...powerful write! :)

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/9/2019 8:58:00 AM

Thank you so much Sandra. I am so terrified about what we are becoming, and how desensitized we are.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 8/7/2019 10:42:00 PM

I'm with you as far as smearing the hawks. If only the doves were really doves...Today they're as angry and as violent as the hawks. No real difference between the two, I'm afraid. They're so far left, they're right!! :) gw

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/11/2019 10:16:00 PM

Well, once you declare yourself to be a part of a group, you open yourself up for generalizations, I'm afraid. Hawks behave certain ways, and so do doves. No getting around it, other than staying independent. I used to be a hawk; now I avoid both hawks and doves like the plague, as groupthink has overcome them. :) gw

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/8/2019 5:44:00 AM

I am a dove, and I do not think you can generalize all doves, as I am hoping I did not generalize all hawks. I do not like generalizing any group.

David Mchattie

Date: 8/7/2019 9:28:00 PM

A woman once told me she carries a gun with her when travelling in big cities. As she said... without a gun, I'm just prey. Clinton lifted the ban on assault weapons when it was proved to have no effect on mass shootings. Sorry for the facts. Have a great day.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 8/8/2019 5:45:00 AM

Whose facts? Yours or mine? Ha!