I'd like to discuss community issues also. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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 _______________________________________________ Buying Club discussion list at BuyOrganic.org http://buyorganic.org/mailman/listinfo/friends
