re: #11 marjoriemoon

They knew that crap was ridiculous, but then most had been here long enough to be deprogrammed.

We live in a world where there is a whole lot o’ programming going on. And friends should make sure one and other do not fall into being programmed.

However, doing so is not polite. It’s not the way that we speak to each other. We believe that talking about subjects that matter is not safe. So if we talk about politics or religion, it’s with people we know we agree with. We don’t hang around folks who challenge us. We believe that this is more comfortable than being challenged.

And that’s why people don’t challenge bullies, and that’s why the 9 year old Saddam Husseins make it to 10 years old feeling more empowered. All over the world normal conversation entails continually avoiding what everyone should be talking about. How do we get so turned around?

Which brings us back to the Sukkah and the iftar, and being able to laugh and look in the mirror, and then going back and doing it again.