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snarkactual

Da Kine

Jan 20, 2010 06:51

As I grow old, I yearn for Hawaii. Not the reality of today. Not the cesspit and miniature tropical version of California's union run, corrupt socialist state. The Hawaii I long for may never have really existed save in the biased and naive world of a child. That Hawaii was one where they were indeed the 'incestuous islands' as a friend once ( Read more... )

hawaii, memories

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fitfool January 22 2010, 05:32:35 UTC

I liked reading about your past in Hawaii.

snarkactual January 22 2010, 10:06:01 UTC

Someday, especially as time passes and those memories become less called to mind. I hope to as well. It's also possible my boys will read these at some point too and get a different point of view of the person that stepped into their lives with only two promises.

fitfool January 26 2010, 03:56:16 UTC

What were those two promises? (also, does Da Kine translate into something?)

snarkactual January 26 2010, 08:23:55 UTC

"Da Kine" is Hawaiian pidgin English. Literally it means "The Kind" but it means "something like" or in this case "Whatchamacallit" it's kind of a universal pronoun.

The two promises. Simple, unconditional acceptance and love. The second is a lot more difficult to explain, suffice to call it being there when needed, to be a living example, guide, cheerleader and at times restraining presence. That's not exactly all of it but as close as can be put into words.

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I really miss the MM blog anonymous January 24 2010, 20:29:53 UTC

It appears I have been banned from the MM blog and really miss interacting with ssnark.
Was wondering about his thoughts on Haiti.

Signed,

Martha a.k.a purealchemy

Re: I really miss the MM blog snarkactual January 25 2010, 00:35:54 UTC

I was wondering what had happened to you. I miss your presence on the MM blog as well. I wonder what occasioned the ban?

As to Haiti, It is a truly unfortunate situation in terms of human suffering. The US has always led humanitarian efforts and this is pretty much the situation there. The government of Haiti is corrupt beyond belief and probably will try to prosper from the misfortune of its citizenry. Just as our own administration seeks to use this disaster as a distraction.

Re: I really miss the MM blog anonymous January 25 2010, 02:03:14 UTC

Hi, ssnark! Thanks for writing back! Wasn't sure if anyone would notice my absence.
My best guess about what seems to be a banning is that happyscrapper was upset with me because she said I was encouraging zeroangel. zeronangel, chapoutier and WarEagle are the "usual suspects" she frequently complained about hijacking threads and getting rowdy, but they are all still posting.
So maybe she complained to MM about me specifically, so I took the fall.
Anyway, I had thought maybe MM would have more threads relating to Haiti as there seems to me to be a lot of issues that could be discussed.
You think Obama and cohorts seek to use this as a distraction?

Re: I really miss the MM blog snarkactual January 25 2010, 02:31:21 UTC

That's what caused me to wonder why you and possibly zeroangel who also hasn't been posting recently whereas wareagle82 (I tend to think of him of chicken hawk)and chapoutier along with myself continue to do so.

So perhaps you and zeroangel have been ToSed. I don't know if there's that much to say about Haiti. It's my opinion that given the recent events from the Christmas Day bomber, the loss in Massachusetts, and backlash on Obamacare, his failure to keep his promise of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, have given cause for Mr. Obama and company to need to divert the attention of the public from their obvious failures as percieved by both left and right. Haiti gives him the opportunity to be seen as the 'good guy'.

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anonymous January 25 2010, 21:37:36 UTC

I agree that the Haitians are probably better off now. How about they all just vacate the country and we bulldoze it? Would be cheaper.
Obama's heart is in Indonesia. He was trained well my his America-hating mother. He hasn't got a clue what mainstream, traditional America is about.

snarkactual January 26 2010, 14:03:13 UTC

I think that most Haitians are as attached to their familiar environs as most other people in the world. What could be done at this time would be for the US to take a hand in things and over the course of the next ten years as part of the promised aid and reconstruction of the country, include a good bit of 'nation building' whether through Peace Corps volunteers or a US military presence (perhaps move the current installation in Puerto Rico to Haiti) using it as a training ground for the non-combat and very important parts of counter-insurgency training (e.g., hearts and minds ( ... )

anonymous January 27 2010, 00:21:49 UTC

Of course, you have a point about their attachment to their native land ( ... )

snarkactual January 27 2010, 00:57:36 UTC

While Gaugin's images and the concept of the 'noble savage' are appealing. The fact is that people still die trying to escape Haiti. What we're seeing, is a combination of shock and the fact that the government is no longer capable of the levels of oppression they normally experience. That doesn't mean things will get better once the situation stabilizes.

I can't say much about the period from the time he left Hawaii and went to college and then to Chicago thence to Harvard and back to Chicago. But don't think he fits in with anyone. He's way too much of an elitist coupled with the attitude of intellectual superiority one often encounters with MENSA members.

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