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The Right - An

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Anais Nin

with people saying
theirs is the right religion
or right politics 
and only they can be right -
evermore will nations fight

Feb. 4, 2020
for Maureen McGreavy's She Inspires Series - An Poetry Contest

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Line Gauthier

Date: 2/13/2020 8:50:00 PM

Brilliant, Andrea.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/5/2020 4:41:00 PM

Spare me from absolute-ists!

Anisha Dutta

Date: 2/4/2020 11:13:00 PM

SO TRUE. All the best.

John Watt

Date: 2/4/2020 5:23:00 PM

True words! The founding leaders of each major religion taught and lived anti-violence. If their followers are truly following, they will seek mutual respect, open-minded discourse, healthy debate, and diplomacy over war, crusades, threats, or revenge. And politics should always prioritize peaceful co-existence. Well said.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 2/4/2020 3:43:00 PM

"Might is right, and justice is the will of the strong!" "Peace begins with sharing a different point of view." But, heck, this is America! Who needs to hear witnesses or read other opinions? Aloha! Rico

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 2/4/2020 3:58:00 PM

ha!

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/4/2020 3:40:00 PM

Agreed! You can also throw in greed and power. Good luck with this excellent write.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 2/4/2020 3:58:00 PM

yep, those two for sure.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/4/2020 2:21:00 PM

So true Andrea my way or no way, never compromise. Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/4/2020 4:18:00 PM

Sadly though it's been like that all through time, I've worked with people of many faiths and we all respected each other, none of this is the right way etc. But to murder people and claim its for their God, what God do they believe in for there is only one.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 2/4/2020 3:04:00 PM

uncompromising people do not impress me very much! Even when I am sure that I am right in my beliefs, I would never say that I knew for a fact I was right. nobody can know anything for a fact unless god himself came down to them and talked with them and told them what was truth and what was not!Sadly, there are people out there actually saying they are god himself and many cults out there... it's all so maddening.