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Martin Eden

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14. Hate Works Orange

Sun Jul 13, 2025, 06:29 PM

Jul 13

Appy-polly-lodgies for my subject title, but after reading your post I can see and hear Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge -- so I had to point out the color ORANGE is common to the dystopian novel/movie and the current Dystopian-In-Chief who is a master at leveraging HATE into power.

Seeds of hatred have long been planted in America's GARDEN (referring to your thread title). We have seen the cruel harvest manifested many times throughout our history. Billie Holiday sang of Strange Fruit hanging in America's orchard.

A nation reaps what it sows. Generations of good citizens have planted healthy crops, but poisonous weeds from bad seeds have not been eradicated.

If hatred is indeed an unnatural contrivance, every season presents us an opportunity to plant good seeds to sprout a new generation of human beings more resistant to the poison.

I am reminded of a favorite quote from Frederick Douglass:

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

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A Garden Break-Out [View all] H2O Man Jul 13 OP

Wonderful post, again, H2O Man. Cutting to the visceral cruelty in the droogs / republicans. erronis Jul 13 #1

Thank you. H2O Man Jul 13 #2

K & R malaise Jul 13 #3

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 13 #7

Excellent as always. Thank you. LoisB Jul 13 #4

Thank you! H2O Man Jul 13 #8

Yes, we do. I have been thinking a lot lately about what actions I can take myself. LoisB Jul 13 #20

Well said! n/t Saoirse9 Jul 13 #5

And thank you! H2O Man Jul 13 #9

I always appreciate your posts, H20 Man. Bumbles Jul 13 #11

Well thanks! H2O Man Jul 13 #13

I took my Daphne out for her constitutional this morning and saw my small patch of fraises des bois Bumbles Jul 16 #24

Thank you for saying so H2O Man. nt KPN Jul 13 #6

Thanks! H2O Man Jul 13 #10

Their tactics are tactics of war. cachukis Jul 13 #12

Very interesting. H2O Man Jul 13 #15

It is their achilles heel. cachukis Jul 13 #18

Right. H2O Man Jul 13 #23

Hate Works Orange Martin Eden Jul 13 #14

I love it! H2O Man Jul 13 #19

So..is it time for Democratic Leaders BittyJenkins Jul 13 #16

Exactly! H2O Man Jul 13 #21

Thank you! BoRaGard Jul 13 #17

Thank you! H2O Man Jul 13 #22

Viddy well, Droogies. Viddy well. Kid Berwyn Jul 16 #25