Comments on: Sleeping with the Enemy… http://agnesvarnum.com/2006/03/23/sleeping-with-the-enemy/ watching, ranting and connecting with documentary film Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:43:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: agnes http://agnesvarnum.com/2006/03/23/sleeping-with-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-3 agnes Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:13:58 +0000 #comment-3 I have to admit that the conversation lingered with me. Your comment touched a nerve of deep guilt in me that has existed since I can remember. The realization that others think about me the worst I think of myself is a tough pill to swallow. There will always be empires rising (and falling) and people in power that disregard the rights of others…Being a US citizen is a little like “sleeping with the enemy.” However, all of our prophets over the ages have told us that change begins within ourselves, and that failure to meet an ideal doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for it all the same. I needed to remind myself that I can't allow others' judgment to make me insecure. I work everyday on being respectful, generous and helpful towards others, and in that, I can be proud. I have to admit that the conversation lingered with me. Your comment touched a nerve of deep guilt in me that has existed since I can remember. The realization that others think about me the worst I think of myself is a tough pill to swallow.

There will always be empires rising (and falling) and people in power that disregard the rights of others…Being a US citizen is a little like “sleeping with the enemy.” However, all of our prophets over the ages have told us that change begins within ourselves, and that failure to meet an ideal doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive for it all the same. I needed to remind myself that I can’t allow others’ judgment to make me insecure. I work everyday on being respectful, generous and helpful towards others, and in that, I can be proud.

]]> By: robertscales http://agnesvarnum.com/2006/03/23/sleeping-with-the-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-2 robertscales Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:21:35 +0000 #comment-2 Was our conversation the catalyst of this post? Don't forget that the very essence of the Declaration of Independence also state that it is the “duty of each citizen to take action to ensure that the values of the nation be safeguarded”. That is no longer true, since any action would be perceived as an act of terrorism and would be punishable under the homeland security act. Was our conversation the catalyst of this post?

Don’t forget that the very essence of the Declaration of Independence also state that it is the “duty of each citizen to take action to ensure that the values of the nation be safeguarded”. That is no longer true, since any action would be perceived as an act of terrorism and would be punishable under the homeland security act.

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