Why the negativity?

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Tell people in South Korea, Ukraine, and the Middle East that things are great :+1:I’m watching long term trends not a decade. We’re paying for the crimes of the 20th century and the chickens are coming home to roost.
 
That’s just another attempt at exceptions to the rule. You should be glad that these countries are the exceptions, i know you meant north korea by the way. So which period do you want to go back to when there was less war, famine and suffering?
 
Cruciferi said:
Tell people in South Korea, Ukraine, and the Middle East that things are great :+1:I’m watching long term trends not a decade. We’re paying for the crimes of the 20th century and the chickens are coming home to roost.
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On the plus side, we managed to get rid of Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, the Ayatollah Khomeini, Nicholas Ceaucescu, and Idi Amin. Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and the Berlin Wall fell. Every little bit helps.

P.S. I have a feeling that Kim Jong Un is going to be gone soon too. You heard it here first.
 
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Exactly, some people seem more concerned about correctly farting during mass than whether or not mass murder is still state sanctioned in first world countries. I would grant that abortion is a form of that, but Catholics do a good job of resisting this and lobbying for change - something else to be pleased with.
 
Such is life.
The problems people face change.
the main idea stays the same.

the good news is Christ
 
No I meant South Korea. They live in constant fear of being barraged by the North! I wouldn’t want to live in Seoul.
 
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No I meant South Korea. They live in constant fear of being barraged by the North! I wouldn’t want to live in Seoul.
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I used to do a huge amount of mail-order business with some people in South Korea and I always wondered how they managed to get up and go to work and drink their coffee and make the stuff they were sending to me, all the while knowing that a madman was living on their doorstep. I guess they are used to it, but I would be very nervous.
 
stupidisasstupiddoes said:
some people seem more concerned about correctly farting during mass
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Instead of critiquing other people’s Threads, make threads that interest you. I’ve seen silly Threads and I’ve seen BAD threads; however, I’m not gonna openly judge em’. Some topics I just avoid entirely!
 
Except they don’t. South Korea is possibly the most successful country of the past half century, in 1953 it was poorer than North Korea. Terrible example to use!!! My wife works for Samsung and is in Korea constantly, i assure you an invasion from the north is never the topic of conversation.
 
Happy Smiley people don’t generally spend much time in comment boxes
 
It is the topic of many of their works of fiction however. The threat obviously weighs to some degree on their culture, though I think most probably don’t believe a nuclear strike is imminent.
 
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Religion becomes very depressing when 90% of the conversation is about sin and only 10% is about all the amazing things happening in our life time, right now. For example, things that we can be happy about:
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Yes, I agree it is not healthy to focus on all the heavy stuff, without also focusing on all the beauty. As a sinner in a fallen world though, I have to maintain focus on all the snares before me in the road. Pretending that they are not there [and no, I am not suggesting that is what you are saying] will quickly lead me to ruin. That is just me. Others might not need the intense focus I need, that is why this is often called an individual journey.
 
It gets even better, when we acknowledge all the progress in the world then there’s an objective fact that Christian values have underpinned much of the progress. It turns out that the wisdom Jesus imparted has emprical validity and isn’t just fancy words to exist in a debating bubble. But to do that we need to think more about World trends and less about viagra.
 
It’s a matter of scale though. I’m not saying these topics shouldn’t be discussed, I’m questioning the ratio. Today’s hot topics:
  • can impotent people marry
  • can married men use viagra
  • what is masturbation
  • what is lust
  • what should i do if i need to fart during mass
Really? These are the most pressing matters people worry about relative to the topics I’ve mentioned.
 
Cruciferi said:
You don’t understand the seriousness of the times you’re living in.
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You have no factual basis for that statement. I understand perfectly well. Our Holy Father is using his position to draw attention to the evil that remains in the world. I am proud of him for doing so and love the way he stands up to injustice. But i believe you confuse the media reported world with the real one.
 
Part of it, in the US at least, is that death and killing are the most often highlighted news stories, plus the recent addition of scandals involving celebrities and political figures. These elements are purposely chosen to draw in the most readers and to condition them to think on this more than they should in my view. Selling news has become as important as reporting it. This sort of tabloid journalism shows a profound lack of balance.

We need stories about positive developments, positive events, worthwhile inventions and discoveries that inspire us. And people in wealthier countries have taken more time to engage in electronic living as opposed to actual living. This lack of face to face interaction is not a good thing.
 
A very valid point, but all the more reason to devote more of our thoughts to these kind of issues and less to bodily functions.
 
Very true, whilst murders decrease, the media reporting of them has increased. This creates a massive disconnect between the media reported world and the real one.
 
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