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Very astute essay. Thanks, Mickey.

Hard to believe, but post - COVID and ensuing plans for global control - that horror pales in comparison.

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Very prescient essay thank you for sharing. I'm actually writing bout something that happened to me post 9/11 so it takes me back to the times...

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May 23, 2023Liked by Mickey Z.

I wish I'd read this back then. It's tough-minded and compassionate, not disheartening.

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May 23, 2023Liked by Mickey Z.

if "negativity" is truth, then write on! I loved your essay! keep it going!

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May 23, 2023Liked by Mickey Z.

Your post script is spot on. I wish I had read your article in the aftermath of 9/11. It took me 19 more years to stumble across this wisdom. Our nation needs more truth told in love, even if it is described as negative. I feel as if we are a nation of repetition—A type of hypnotism? Maybe that’s what all the truth tellers of history have had to fight through—a sort of mass hypnotism. Whatever it may be, may God bless the truth tellers and give them discernment and tenacity.

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May 23, 2023Liked by Mickey Z.

it was bad then, and indeed it has gone to worse. I suppose children still die everywhere of starvation and war. The so - called civilized world has gone completely crazy, people protest there is too much waste and we need to recycle, and then go to the store and buy plastic cups to clean their teeth. Most people seem to have completely lost touch with nature and consider their mowed lawn nature. When I get visitors in my piece of wilderness, some snort and others consider it an oasis. And yes sometimes paradise has snakes in it! Better that than a concrete cubicle. Worst I saw was in HongKong where people live in 'flats' the size of a cupboard.

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These numbers seem wildly out of whack.

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This essay is a Wow. So well done. I like your post-script. Sometimes we gotta just tell the truth & stop pretending there's a polite way to examine the destructive nature of our species under a microscope. Or offer easy solutions for pulling the (horrendous) messes we've made (& continue making dailiy) out of the fire. I sooo appreciate your good brain, caring heart & great writing skill. Thank you for telling it like it is! Thank you, & bless you.

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