On Oct 12 04:05, Jeb Bateman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Subject: [Buying-Club] Fwd: Presence for Peace > > Hello friends, > > I would like this list to be open for discussion of other tangential > issues important to our community.
I agree, or could we have a separate list for those issues? Or were you seeing that as the difference between the friends list and the announce list? > > I think of buying organic as a way to do less harm to the earth. > Although the media claims there is overwhelming "support" for our > current "military action" (and it is quite possible some of you are in > this group), I think it's painfully obvious that we do no service by > dropping thousands of bombs on a country half way around the world. > Einstein is one of many who believe that it is impossible to prepare for war and peace at the same time. I also believe that when one "concurs" an enemy through force, one still has an enemy. Rather than changing mindsets, force almost always increases hatred and anger. Current government actions seem particularly ill thought out as responses to terrorist actions by people within the country. I appreciate receiving notice of the efforts at creating a local peace presence and regret that I haven't checked my e-mail to have read about it sooner. I personally like the idea of the group being a sponser and also see buying organic as a way of supporting actions that are peaceful to the earth. I am concerned, however, that we might make some members uncomfortable by taking a stand that while just rational to me may be political to others. _______________________________________________ Buying Club discussion list at BuyOrganic.org http://buyorganic.org/mailman/listinfo/friends
