Lets see, you're peacefully protesting and some thug shoves a gun in your face and says follow us or else. You refuse and continue your protest, regardless of the consequences. And that is not being brave.
I guess those kids who died at Tienamen Square were cowards. larry At 01:08 PM 6/11/2003 -0400, Nick McClure wrote: >I don't call that bravery, I call that standing by, allowing the killing to >continue. While they may protest it, that doesn't mean it is going to stop >anything. > >Sure they disagree with it, and say it is wrong, but to no follow through, >that is not bravery. > > > Second I am not a mennonite or buddist. Have have known both. A good > > friend > > of mine is in Peru working on a development project for the Mennonites. > > When the Shining Path was kidnapping and killing people, the Mennonites > > peacefully stood up to them. Its easy to shoot a firearm. Its far more > > difficult to peacefully resist when you know you will most likely get > > shot > > or killed because of it. That is not cowardice but bravery of the highest > > level. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
