tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post1540683524523414466..comments2023-10-24T07:15:57.850-06:00Comments on Eruptions At The Foot Of The Volcano: "Africa’s Gays Persecuted as Cause of Ills" *Leonardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-20384887979454562032008-08-21T19:23:00.000-06:002008-08-21T19:23:00.000-06:00Grandmère Mimi, I know, I know...such insanity fl...Grandmère Mimi, I know, I know...such insanity flying around all over the place...I'm afraid it's to be expected when sturring up a nest of resentments and fears that many people can't face...ah heck, and they thought they were so God "fear'n" and nice! Progress not perfection!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Birthday Greetings, Ludwig & LeonardoLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-32414675339314338242008-08-21T19:22:00.000-06:002008-08-21T19:22:00.000-06:00A few years ago I started saying that we earned al...A few years ago I started saying that we earned all this by sending out out-of-date libraries to those poor ignorant Africans in the early '60s. I thought it was a great idea at the time - I was very very young and impressionable. How very stupid we were. Why not send a few good, newly published books. Oh well, we are reaping what we sowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-66941778570650324472008-08-21T12:25:00.000-06:002008-08-21T12:25:00.000-06:00I wonder what it is about that day?It's the day fo...<I>I wonder what it is about that day?</I><BR/><BR/>It's the day for the mad or the slightly mad to be born. It's written in the stars, Leonardo. It's fate. There's no escaping. ;o) <BR/><BR/>As to your post - how sad. I'm afraid that things may be getting worse in many places, including my little piece of territory.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-28920000002021858792008-08-21T07:43:00.000-06:002008-08-21T07:43:00.000-06:00Hi Bonnie, Yes, it's Mad Ludwig and I...of course...Hi Bonnie, Yes, it's Mad Ludwig and I...of course we have the added pleasure of Leonard Bernstein which seems to add a element not so foreign to the trio...I wonder what it is about that day?Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-11134040669992587332008-08-21T07:41:00.000-06:002008-08-21T07:41:00.000-06:00Dear Lynn, Chocolate Cake, moist Chocolate Cake......Dear Lynn, Chocolate Cake, moist Chocolate Cake...lol Thanks for the nice thought!Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-25571188700773669212008-08-21T07:40:00.000-06:002008-08-21T07:40:00.000-06:00fs--Thank you for that timely reminder. Yes, so v...fs--Thank you for that timely reminder. Yes, so very many good people. Not the least of whom would be you and our good Leonardo celebrating his birthday along with the perhaps mad Ludwig on August 25 I believe.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081057869810309769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-59782827421749888922008-08-20T23:35:00.000-06:002008-08-20T23:35:00.000-06:00Leonardo...very off topic on this sad posting, but...Leonardo...very off topic on this sad posting, but - what is, truly, your favorite dessert? You never know what recipe might get posted in your honor...just because. :-)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748809418423591030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-30832063154130463252008-08-20T23:06:00.000-06:002008-08-20T23:06:00.000-06:00Namibia is engaging in classic scapegoating -- whi...Namibia is engaging in classic scapegoating -- which is why Hitler comes to mind. Jerry Falwell, who blamed everything from bad weather to 9/11 on gays and lesbians, comes to mind, too. What a sick culture Namibia has become, a hell on earth for GLBTs. <BR/><BR/>And what a contrast to Brazil under President Lula. Night and day! Let us not forget there's good in the world, lots of good. And good will win, in the end. <BR/><BR/>"Christian" homophobes so easily forget that the God we worship was also scapegoated, abused, and killed, when he dared come down here to live among us. It's easy to guess what side Jesus would be on.fshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999534065792796382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-36805752521057098872008-08-20T19:49:00.000-06:002008-08-20T19:49:00.000-06:00Leonardo, as terrible as it is to read about these...Leonardo, as terrible as it is to read about these things, thank you for helping to spread the world.<BR/><BR/>On a positive note - let's hope that some of the oral history will continue to be explored, on all levels. It's not surprising to hear that those "people who don't exist and never have" were once spiritual leaders and healers. They are traditions often practiced by those not raising families, particularly in areas where life is short and harsh. As it was everywhere before our marvelous medicines and all the things we take for granted in so many places. Air conditioning during brutal summers probably has increased the life span as much as medicine!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09748809418423591030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795165206797872713.post-56005574878438164912008-08-20T19:20:00.000-06:002008-08-20T19:20:00.000-06:00Hi Leonardo--Great post. This goes beyond brutal ...Hi Leonardo--Great post. This goes beyond brutal I think. Tips over into the superstitious, the ignorant and why did Hitler come to mind?<BR/><BR/>"Some Namibian gays find themselves subject to brutal “cures.” Families arrange to have lesbian daughters raped to show them the “right” way to behave. Gay men are held down by police and earrings are ripped from their ears. A leading government official has written a treatise describing how homosexuals can be “cured” by sawing off the top of the skull and washing the brain with a chemical solution."<BR/><BR/>Another piece of information that should be forwarded to ++Rowan Williams and every major newspaper in America.<BR/><BR/>Prayers ascending for our Namibian brothers and sisters.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081057869810309769noreply@blogger.com