"Die Quickly"

The subject of this post on Facebook is a comment by a Democratic congressman who described the Republiccan health-care plan as having three steps, the last of which is "Die quickly!" He then went on CNN and engaged in a shouting match with a Republican strategist. That led to this exchange on Facebook:

My Listening Heart!

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Historical Equanimity

The following is a comment I added to a Charlotte Observer editorial by Taylor Batten entitled "We ignore bias charges at our own peril." His article was published Sunday, September 20, 2009.

Right-Wing Violence!

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Right-Wing Hatred in America!

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Matt Whiteside on Health Care

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Taking the Hatred out of Politics

From Raw Shakti (Taialofa and Kevin's Yoga Business) On Facebook:

Yoga Sutra I.33 - Patanjali:

By cultivating attitudes of friendliness towards the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and disregard toward the wicked, the mind-stuff retains its undisturbed calmness.

I really like this sutra because it is one of the few sutras, if not the only sutra, that talks about relationship with others. I find this very helpful when trying to respond to others.

My Reply:

What a lovely quote. To be so simple, it's quite inspiring. It suggests a way to stay politically active and still be happy...by adopting a compassionate rather than antagonistic attitude toward the opposition. In other words, it takes the hatred out of politics and puts the love back in!