tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post3764614363920787292..comments2024-01-17T04:27:59.064-08:00Comments on seventysomething: Tragedy in the TropicsSusie Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-86301985922394419582017-10-03T03:45:44.991-07:002017-10-03T03:45:44.991-07:00It's true. There is danger everywhere. Do you ...It's true. There is danger everywhere. Do you feel safe in Canada? The events in Las Vegas....and the official reaction... are dumbfounding. All throughout my early years in New York, I knew something was wrong, but because it was so much the norm, I couldn't really identify what it was. I have not yet been able to redress this grievance that I have with myself.<br />Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-90601117401226649232017-10-02T18:58:39.447-07:002017-10-02T18:58:39.447-07:00Your reflections make me cry. Both about the prese...Your reflections make me cry. Both about the present, and about your childhood, and the ways in which most of us grow up, with the 'us' and the 'them.' As a former South African, I don't think I will ever quite get over the fact that I did not know my privilege, and even when I was a little aware, did way too little to make a difference. I fled the country. There is nowhere to flee to, these days.Jinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155549722397717828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-20457989198567607752017-10-02T13:58:08.224-07:002017-10-02T13:58:08.224-07:00It can't be comprehended and it can't be c...It can't be comprehended and it can't be considered in bits and pieces, don't you think? It's all part of a black hole. Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-11023057911564331552017-10-02T11:29:42.094-07:002017-10-02T11:29:42.094-07:00Oh susie, it's all so difficult and painful an...Oh susie, it's all so difficult and painful and now, Las Vegas. Thank you for writing about it from the heart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429713278831880885noreply@blogger.com