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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

We can learn a lot from non-human beings. Specially like the tree shown. See how trees clamp onto rocks, to arid locations, how animals bite off a paw if caught in a trap (seen a 3 legged fox long time ago, foraging as if nothing happened, and there is a doc online from a wounded lioness, unable to use her front paws, becoming a water-lioness to feed her cubs). Unfortunately we have a brain that is easily influenced by talking heads...

God Bless America's avatar

Battle of Athens, Tennessee… Interesting!

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Thank you Mary Lou… I just started reading it. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Yea I remember reading that article or something....

mary-lou's avatar

last year this story was mentioned on another substack, so (curious) I looked it up and found several sources describing what'd occurred in Athens, Tennesee. truly inspiring!

Jayhawk Gal's avatar

Lots of great stuff on today‘s post. Loved the quote by Dalrymple.

taxpayer's avatar

I hadn't known about the "Battle of Athens." If Wikipedia is to be believed, the movement was successful for a couple years, than things returned more or less to "normal."

mary-lou's avatar

'The GIs came home to find that a political machine had taken over their Tennessee county. What they did about it astounded the nation....'- https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-athens

long read, enjoy :-))

Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Yea I remember reading that article or something....

mary-lou's avatar

moving in the same circles....? ;-))

TQ so much for all you do, much appreciated!