My guess is that after centuries of leaders bring war and devastation we should stop expecting any of them to bring peace.
On 11 Oct, 08:43, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > I know the majority oppose the award given to President Obama, The Nobel > Peace Prize was created to promote peace. It is doing just what Alfred Nobel > intended it to do . > > As for those that oppose President Obama getting it,, in the USA if I > remember right the majority supported the war in Iraq. Me I marched in the > peace demonstrations doing every thing I could to try and avoid the private > Bush war. > Allan > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:13 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > * A* *Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins > > With the First Step* > > ** > > The majority of those opposed to Obama winning the award are not anti > > Obama so much as they question the selection committees' timing. Premature > > is the word most associated with those who question the judges' judgment. > > Clearly it depends on one's perspective as to how the process that > > potentially results in peace comes about. > > > Between any noble idea and its realization is a continuum of incremental > > steps. > > > The idea of peace is a universal goal for most people who share the common > > ethic of live and let live. Doesn't everyone share that ethic? Of course we > > know that the answer to this question is a resounding no. > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
