Well cyberspace Amigos and Sports Fans, The Red Man leaves his customary good humor behind tonight and turns his attention to World News.
On April 14th. two hundred thirty-four (234) school girls were kidnapped in Nigeria and while 40 escaped somehow, almost 200 are still missing. That’s right. Young girls taken from their school by Bad Guys who pretended to be Good Guys (cops) and taken to other countries in their neighborhood and you won’t believe this but now they’ve been sold for $12 each to become “brides” of more Bad Guys. And the Nigerian government reaction? Hardly any.
On April 16th. a South Korean ferry carrying a boat load of high school kids turned on its side and then sank into the ocean while the captain and most of the crew told everybody to stay put as they jumped ship. That’s right. Ship tilted. Sank. Captain and most of crew ok but more than 300 teenagers drowned in their cabins. BTW, owners added lots of cabins to boat in 2012 and had been warned by their employees that ship was too heavy and unstable. Warned. By their own people that ship wasn’t right. Kept right on sailing.
Is it just me – or is this a world beyond Thunderdome or what?
Get me outta here Percy – I’m not feeling the World Love today.
Red's Rants and Raves 
This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmtNgsYgLfc
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Yes, well sung – The Red Man is now full of good cheer before he lays his head down for the night. Thank you! 🙂
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😦 …No words…
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Truly. None. Thanks for reading.
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We have the ability to spy on anyone, anytime, and yet we cannot find a missing airplane. I shake my head.
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Exactly, plgcm. What in the world is up with that? I shake my head with you.
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It just goes beyond my understanding. I can’t grasp this kind of thing.
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You are like me, Don. We just can’t grasp it. That’s what I love about you over there in South Africa. You and I are separated by oceans but meet each other at the corner of Core Values and Caring for People Streets almost every day. Thank you.
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And what a joy that is Sheila. 🙂
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🙂
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These two stories have had us completely baffled. The 234 stolen girls barely made a headline here – what the F? And the more you read about the ferry disaster the more you want to lock every single person from the ferry company up and throw away the key.
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Yes, Annie – these stories are blips on the radar screen of our lives as are countless others we never hear about. Unfathomable. Not that we don’t hear about them, but that there are actually people who get up every day and do these things. That these are the actions that leap into their minds as a solution for whatever is missing in them as persons. I don’t get it. Thanks for being baffled with me. You give me hope.
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The latest developments on the Nigerian girl front are sounding hopeful. Your guys sending a team to help the search and a rather hefty reward from the Nigerian government will hopefully kick start something.
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Yes, we are all encouraged. Bring our daughters home. Now.
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These stories are just horrific. I can’t believe governments spend so much money on ‘defence’ and ignore the plights of their people. I don’t like watching the news because it’s so depressing. For some reason we’ve had a spate of men killing or injuring their children in Australia (but I’m sure that happens in the US as well) *shakes head* appauling xxx
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Dear Dianne Gray, our most favorite Australian author,
Of course we have also given up watching the news on our TVs over here in the USA also. But occasionally we will read the AOL highlighted news items and so we keep tabs on these two obscure stories. The Red Man has advised Slow to stop but she goes and does what I continue to advise her against every time and so we are brought face to face with such atrocities.
We had not seen the news of the men in Australia and their children, but we can safe with authority that is equally outrageous.
We are convinced it is a World Beyond Thunderdome – if not that, surely a world that has lost its moral bearings.
Bless your creative spirit this week and may the words flow without ceasing.
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