...good premise to greet the world each day.

It seems as though the haters have been emboldened lately. We have freedom of speech. But freedoms come with clauses. One is the clear and present danger clause. You are not allowed to call, "fire!" in a crowded theater. (presuming there really is no fire.) One should not be allowed to call, "shoot'em" in a crowded rally. Will haters be able to maintain their boldness? Not if people keep expressing their sentiment as you have. Vladimir Putin got Trump elected through social media. That is the kind of power the written word has.

There are good and bad people everywhere.

You are so right. I am with you although I do not look so kind and nice.

This sums up my thoughts on getting thru life.

That was amazing!
I don't know if it's unrealistic to believe that, but I think people are starting to wake up and are trying to understand people who are different than them. Well, who knows...

The world is turning upside down but that is another story. I get along with just about all people well because my take of them is pretty much an open book. Maybe they see me as honest. IDK. I've had gay and lesbian friends who start coming out to me. One woman told me she was a lesbian. I told her I was one too.

The one group I get along with the least is modern day Trumpers. They cannot produce any religious facts and most want to hide their sexuality. The evidence they claim they have is not there. If they have support at all it's only for two sexes, then go to the Buybull for the claim. Maybe they didn't read it close enough.

You're not the only one, most people are or want to be there, it's the few who live warped lives that cause the news.

Not the whole world but certainly many people in the US. I have travelled extensively and never come upon anger and hatred when discussing politics or religion as I have in the US. In most other countries people don't want to biff you one when you are discussing something and don't have the same opinion. Why is it different in the US I wonder.

All of humanity isn't guilty of race hate and/or gay hate it's just that those who are infect all of us much like a cancerous growth infects a body in its entirety.

I have never cared what religion, race, culture, ethnic, or political leanings they have!

It seems after a time when they realize that I do not have the same leanings as them about god and/or politics they seem to distance themselves out of fear and/or self preservation!!!

The world is cycling again towards self preservation which translates into right wing conservative fascism!

It rears it head every century or so!

Now with our interconnected internet planet we are so much more aware of this revolution which can go either way like a civil war in which both want the same thing power and greed over the other!!

You are so right in All that you say. I watch the News and see the world going backwards in many ways instead of forwards. Look at Trump and Boris Johnson, they're tearing people apart instead of promoting peace and harmony. It reminds me of my ugly past in South Africa. We watch this and know it's so very wrong but we feel powerless. The people (your neighbour you thought you knew) vote them in and the world becomes a better place for them only and we ask ourselves why there's still so much chaos. The majority of this world is in the hands of a powerful few who doesn't have the majority's interest at heart. It's becoming a sad place everytime I tune into the news and see innocent people dying because those in power incite this hatred.

I guess we're not all philosophical about it. Lots of us are hurt and wrapped in layers of emotional protection. The discredited scientist Wilhelm Reich called the protection 'armour'. Armour always seems to work as not just defensive but leads to attack when it feels under threat.

It's always gonna seem upside down. Sometimes it is, sometimes it's fear. I like your humanity, spread the word. We all need reminders sometimes that life is fleeting, we are only here for a short time, but we all have our own clocks. Keep dreaming, and respect your brothers and sisters. That's about the best of humanity in a nutshell. Nicely put!

What I have said since I was very young. If you are in a hospital and in need of a blood transfusion the the ordination of the person saving your life will not matter.

The only real issue I have with this site is the belief of many people on here that they are intellectually superior because they are atheist.
That somehow faith makes you stupid.

'No one is better than the other'...that reminds me of a phrase :

REMEMBER YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL, ...JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

Well typed sir.