All the Way From:
Republicans versus Democrats
Liberals versus Conservatives
Theists versus Atheists
Rural versus Urban
Rich versus Poor
Pro gun / Anti gun
Pro life / Pro choice
White vs Black vs Brown
Christianity vs Islam vs Judaism
Christian vs Pagan
Islam vs America
Wal-Mart vs Costco
Congress vs Congress
Obama vs Boehner
Gay vs Straight
Men vs Women
Religion vs Secularism
To:
Star Trek or Star Wars
Fiction or Nonfiction
Down To:
Boxers or Briefs
It's all about divide and conquer. It all makes me sick.
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Yep. So many of those things in the first list seem to hinge on religious beliefs; my god vs. your god. Why can't we all just get along?
ReplyDeleteOh, geez, and the writing world of late has become just as bad. Maybe it always was, but the last couple of years, espeically the last few months ... sheesh.
ReplyDeleteDivide and conquer? What's to conquer? For in the end there'll be nothing but ruins and ashes, at the rate we're going as a species.
Richard, you'd think just believing in a God might unite folks but it doesn't.
ReplyDeleteTy, maybe the conqueror worm wins. But yet, win ashes is about it.
who is the hero without a villain...i think we create our villains at times to give us a sense of purpose...
ReplyDeletei abstain...so much so that i choose neither boxers or briefs...
Well, just stick to boxers or briefs and keep it simple. Better yet, let your wife pick for you!
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ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
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Charles, I often think of the similar divisions in the Indian context and wonder why people can't live and let live, Utopian as it sounds.
ReplyDeleteA combination: boxer briefs for me.
ReplyDeleteAnd so few things that unite us.
ReplyDeleteBrian, I used to be a brief man but have now gone boxers.
ReplyDeleteRiot, sometimes my wife wears mine.
But I don't wear hers.
Cloudia, thankee.
Prashant, it seems so simple sometimes but never is.
Randy, sitting on the fence eh? :)
Patti, yep.
Yeah. I used to be a briefs man, and a few years back switched to boxers. Is is something to do with getting older? Or wiser?
ReplyDeleteTy, I'm going with wiser
ReplyDeleteUhm, sometimes it's just defining who we are, who we team with - a peaceful statement, a protest perhaps, but nothing agressive.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise I'm, with Ty's first comment (the second half).
DO we think in binaries?
ReplyDeleteCan we see ourselves without a reflection in reverse?
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Szelsofa, the key is whether you are accepting of other's viewpoints. Too many aren't. Some are, of course.
ReplyDeleteErik, good point. It seems we do.
Can't forget the ever popular Amazon versus the World.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side, most of that stuff I pretty much ignore.
However, I can truthfully say that God is Good, no matter what religion or non-religion you choose to follow.
Father Nature's Corner
G. B. seems religious folks would appreciate their similarities more. I know many do. But maybe it's just the others we hear most about.
ReplyDeleteBriefs to boxers or boxer briefs: The switch is necessary, due to the effect of years of gravity on male anatomy. They didn't warn me about this aspect of aging.
ReplyDeleteVic B., indeed. It never occurred to me.
ReplyDeleteCharles-dividing and conquering is a method for keeping us in weakened, vulnerable positions. Nuts..
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