tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993257199134137466.post6337208050066148330..comments2023-09-12T11:51:12.187-04:00Comments on John Predmore: To the Frontiers - Ignatian Artists, Poets, Writers, and Seekers: Stand Still TimeJohn Predmore, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993257199134137466.post-68000267160018898792013-10-19T15:08:11.220-04:002013-10-19T15:08:11.220-04:00We give our freedoms away by deceptive tactics. We give our freedoms away by deceptive tactics. John Predmore, S.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993257199134137466.post-64265876038769036882013-10-19T15:06:00.424-04:002013-10-19T15:06:00.424-04:00Yes, we all participate in some way in our systemi...Yes, we all participate in some way in our systemic institutional injustice. We have to combat these injustices one offense at a time at the local level while working for more sweeping changes at higher levels.John Predmore, S.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993257199134137466.post-77495122691098285502013-10-19T00:16:23.191-04:002013-10-19T00:16:23.191-04:00Even in so-called democratic countries like the U....Even in so-called democratic countries like the U.S. limitations on access to resources stunt the freedom of those supposedly born to freedom. Perhaps the U.S. was a shining example for a brief period in history: by my reckoning, about 8 years From the voting rights At of 1965 to the oil embargo of 1973. Certainly it is no more. <br /><br />The weakening of public education and unions, globalization, tax policies favoring the rich and other such manipulations must be undone if freedom is to have much meaning. The masses must look away from the professional sports flickering on tv screens-- now in high definition-- stop stuffing Cheetos in their mouths-- and awaken to the Matrix-like reality our inattention has allowed descend upon us. The price of liberty is indeed eternal vigilance....<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993257199134137466.post-78600875579730306352013-10-18T22:55:18.369-04:002013-10-18T22:55:18.369-04:00Thank you for that link. I will explore that more...Thank you for that link. I will explore that more another day. What an interesting post where, on the one hand, you were able to give the Filipinos freedom to express their creativity and desire to learn new things; and, on the other hand, we read about slavery even in first world countries, right in our own back yards. We are all responsible for the injustice in the world and we are all accountable to make things better for each person.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06336536082191736636noreply@blogger.com