
The madness in our country continues. The hate and ugliness continues to damage the beauty and hope of our wonderful democracy.
As individuals we can make sure that our little children are brought up and taught to love and respect others and as adults we should be railing against this violence by adding our voices to those who want better gun control.
You’ve got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You’ve got to be taught
From year to year,
It’s got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a diff’rent shade,
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You’ve got to be carefully taught!
Songwriters
Rogers and Hammerstein
The following in a snippet from Women’s Voices For Change, womensvoicesforchange.org. Take a moment to go there and read this call to action.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Dr. Pat: 14 Mass Shootings and Counting
June 13, 2016 by Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
“Women can force the people we elect to represent us in Congress to hear that we have had enough. Women can insist that our representatives enact legislation that will make the sale of these guns illegal. Women have a voice because we vote and we need to send a message to Washington that we have had too many mass killings in this country because someone could buy an assault rifle.”
Patricia Yarberry-Allen, MD is a gynecologist, director of the New York Menopause Center, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and an Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital . She is a board certified fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Yarberry- Allen is also a member of the Faculty Advisory Board and the Women’s Health Director of The Weill Cornell Community Clinic (WCCC). Dr. Allen was the recipient of the 2014 American Medical Women’s Association Presidential Award.
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Yes! Now if we should all do that, me included.
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Unfortunately, I can’t vote in this debate, but I second that emotion and send a virtual hug to all those affected with my hope that sense will eventually cut through the politics. 💕
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Positive wishes have a way of causing positive energy. Thanks.
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I do hope for positive change on this issue.
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Thanks for sharing this. Will reblog in order to share this important message.
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Thank you so much.
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I’m not an American, but my heart and thoughts are with all of you who are working to change the dangerous attitudes that prevail around stereotyping (gays and Muslims) and guns in your country. We are all endangered, and we worry.
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Poor President Obama, he looked and acted completely disinherited today.
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I hope we will see change, but somehow I have my doubts. We have too many gun toting people in office. I do my best to remove them.
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Keep on voting, right? Today is flag day and the President spoke with such frustration. We should be having parades down Main Street and celebrating our democracy instead of this sadness.
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The Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics are amazing. I’ve never heard those before. I’m all for getting rid of guns. Count me in 🙂
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Oscar Hammerstein was one of the great humanist of the 20th Century. If you get a chance, read some of his lyrics. Thanks for the support on the guns. If you get a chance, please post at the Salon today.
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I used to have a R&H song book and we’d all sing along as my mom played the piano. I was pretty young though and only remember the most famous songs/movies. These lyrics were great. (I did post in the salon – the very first thing this morning so I wouldn’t forget! 🙂 )
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I hope that the voice of the women carry far and carry some might. The madness is simply too much.
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Very profound post Bernadette!
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