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So the people who protected Anne Frank should have told the truth when the Nazi's came asking? Black and white thinking is dangerous, thanks for the example.

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Exactly!

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This is not Portland shaming Mayor Sam Adams it is the media looking for attention.

As with Clinton we shouldn't even be talking about a politician's sex life. Randy Leonard is exposing his hypocritical nature. The scandal topic is abhorrent because it isn't even a topic we the people should be hearing or discussing.

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Totally funny! We can laugh and cry at the same time.

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Of the nine loved ones who've killed themselves two were honorable and inspiring deaths. The pain was was incurable. As the mother of my friend said "I have to honor his decision."

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Thank you for having this discussion, talking about it is the best thing people can do. I've attemted suicide and had numerous friends die from suicide so I have some experience.

Our culture places the value of money and things over people and ecology. This self-based society leaves too much room for isolation and according to all the studies and reports isolation is the number one killer. Most natural cause deaths are due to isolation. Lonliness leads to despair and hopelessness, what hope is there when everyone around you is so concerned with themselves they can't give you the time to listen.

The answer to this huge problem is to leave the materialistic capitalism behind and embrace a more sustainable paradigm. Or just listen to the people around you as though what they have to say actually matters.

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