tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post860356151975262005..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Labor Day: For the One Hundred and Forty SixTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-56349335776443875072014-09-03T16:47:30.668-05:002014-09-03T16:47:30.668-05:00I was not aware of that school fire. I will do a b...I was not aware of that school fire. I will do a bit of research. There are comparable stories and some even more horrific around the globe. I hope all the work and all the lives lost here will be enough to sustain our labor unions and keep them active.<br /><br />DeleteTeresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-66895341136107119432014-09-03T16:07:41.076-05:002014-09-03T16:07:41.076-05:00Thank you for sharing this poem, especially at Lab...Thank you for sharing this poem, especially at Labor Day, Teresa. <br />I did know of the Triangle Fire; felt its horror all-the-more when a televised film was made of it. How appropriate it is to share on Labor Day, which is not only set to honor our labor force, remember these tragedies, and the laws put in place to protect workers. Sad that these conditions are still happening around the globe. <br /><br />Those bodies, dropping, with no choice, no way out; the horror. I am also reminded of the school fire, Our Lady of Angels, in Chicago. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-38770520559002739552014-09-03T08:43:44.271-05:002014-09-03T08:43:44.271-05:00yes ... thank you, Jane. It's lovely to hear f...yes ... thank you, Jane. It's lovely to hear from you ... I hope you're having a beautiful day ...Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-40858055615735226902014-09-03T07:32:50.973-05:002014-09-03T07:32:50.973-05:00Hello Teresa... such a very powerful poem, I read ...Hello Teresa... such a very powerful poem, I read it with pictures of 9/11 behind my eyes. Profoundly moving words my friend.<br /><br />Hugs <br />JaneHalf-heard in the Stillnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840301617199033576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-40429745160308841442014-09-02T17:00:58.330-05:002014-09-02T17:00:58.330-05:00I had the same feeling ... thank you for this very...I had the same feeling ... thank you for this very thoughtful response. I am beyond tired of hearing about a measured response to ISIS. Playing geopolitics with lives is not anything I can support. I'm very grateful to have friends in this online community who stay informed and also have deep concerns ... Thank you, Linda.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-10400409998696254912014-09-02T16:35:41.196-05:002014-09-02T16:35:41.196-05:00The most terrifying imagery for me was of the youn...The most terrifying imagery for me was of the young man, dropping the women into eternity. It reminded me of 9/11, and I hardly can bear it. After today's news (a second beheading, the fact that briefings on the ISIS threats have been available for at least a year), I found myself holding my breath as I read this, almost as if I were to be the next one dropped.<br /><br />A powerful, powerful poem.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-55364550172597923602014-09-02T15:39:55.960-05:002014-09-02T15:39:55.960-05:00It's a universal theme, this corporate deceit,...It's a universal theme, this corporate deceit, which can all too often turn deadly. No, the owners were acquitted of manslaughter, but it did give rise to improved factory worker conditions and also created a stronger union for the workers. Now, we seem to be losing ground again ...Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-69687439434222792192014-09-02T15:36:57.412-05:002014-09-02T15:36:57.412-05:00I've also done a post on it, previously. It ma...I've also done a post on it, previously. It marks so many things that we must never forget.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-66178288518329230592014-09-02T15:36:18.614-05:002014-09-02T15:36:18.614-05:00No, and some things will be lost if we're not ...No, and some things will be lost if we're not alert to what is happening.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-7445659461456893172014-09-02T14:59:46.924-05:002014-09-02T14:59:46.924-05:00'To control their savage Scottish workers, tam...'To control their savage Scottish workers, tamed<br />By a fabricated heraldry...' I'm guessing nobody was ever made accountable for the disaster.TONY @oakroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304486783392151133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-56194424775590408792014-09-02T10:58:57.656-05:002014-09-02T10:58:57.656-05:00I either read about that fire or saw it in a docum...I either read about that fire or saw it in a documentary. Dreadful! <br />I wasn't aware that we were already using overseas sweatshops in 1940. Some things never change, I guess. Money rules. :(<br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-22643155523209610322014-09-01T22:42:51.849-05:002014-09-01T22:42:51.849-05:00Nothing has changed since then… except the locatio...Nothing has changed since then… except the location. Progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-76870249175357056582014-09-01T19:06:13.013-05:002014-09-01T19:06:13.013-05:00Yes ... your words get right at the ugly direction...Yes ... your words get right at the ugly direction we seem to be heading.<br /><br />I actually did labor today, including sawing limbs and hauling them to a brush pile. It was a very nice day ... perfect contentment. I hope you had a good one, too, Geo. ... good to hear from you.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-83101839154649422222014-09-01T18:39:46.881-05:002014-09-01T18:39:46.881-05:00Unions are the last bastion of government by discu...Unions are the last bastion of government by discussion, also known as democracy. First thing fascism does is destroy labor unions --by propaganda at first, later by firing squad. With all my heart, Happy Labor Day!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-39499242759803821742014-09-01T15:01:26.021-05:002014-09-01T15:01:26.021-05:00Thank you so much for this thoughtful response, Ge...Thank you so much for this thoughtful response, George. I always appreciate your comments.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-58473678018824691752014-09-01T14:45:19.661-05:002014-09-01T14:45:19.661-05:00Poignant and painful, and I agree with you, Teresa...Poignant and painful, and I agree with you, Teresa, about the oligarchs and plutocrats. They have an insatiable craving for MORE, and there is no moral cost too high for them to pay in order to satisfy the craving. Winners and losers, that's their motto, and that's the paradigm that is threatening world order this very day.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-92177230741794296572014-09-01T11:00:19.821-05:002014-09-01T11:00:19.821-05:00Packs an emotional punch, doesn't it? We will ...Packs an emotional punch, doesn't it? We will be right back there if the oligarchs have their way.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-17232088222406918992014-09-01T10:25:44.808-05:002014-09-01T10:25:44.808-05:00I am choked with emotion from reading that poem. T...I am choked with emotion from reading that poem. Then I went to the Wikipedia link and read more about it, the awful event and the equally awful fact that the men who locked those doors were acquitted. Thank you for sharing this with me, another reminder that even the worst tragedy can inspire great art.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com