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To: adcycn

Your information about the contributions of the Chinese peoples to victims of other world disasters is very good to hear. It gives a lot of hope that relations are improving around the world, that people are helping each other out when disasters strike.

You are right that every nation has many different people with many different attitudes.

The people in my country at the moment are very divided in their beliefs and attitudes about many issues. We are at a crossroads, like we were before our Civil War in 1860 A.D. when we went to war with each other over the issue of slavery.

People here on each side of this current philosophical/political/religious divide 148 years later are finding it very difficult, if not impossible, to compromise on their most deeply held beliefs. It is making family life difficult as even families now are divided in what they believe.

You will hear many contradictory things coming from our politicians. The contradictions reflect the division in this country, as the different politicians here represent different groups of people here.

Underneath it all, everyone wishes what is best for human beings in our country and in the world. We are simply in great disagreement about how to achieve the best for everyone. Although there are some here who believe that human beings matter less than the planet Earth that we live on, and human needs should be secondary to the health and well being of the planet.

It may be easier lately to have a kind and loving discussion with those of you on the other side of the world than with some in our own families. It is very ironic and sad. We have changed so that at best we now simply try to be polite with our family members and avoid discussing the disagreements.


1,505 posted on 05/19/2008 9:24:50 PM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993905/posts)
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To: patriciaruth
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Well,I must admit that not all the sentence's meaning are understanded by me for my poor english.But I can feel the sense and goodwill from within.

It's really not easy for us,common civilians,to discuss in foreigh language.It's good to hear intelligent and calm words.

1,512 posted on 05/19/2008 11:52:52 PM PDT by adcycn
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