Brilliantly predictive when you look at the next two posts Allan! On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 8:00:33 AM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: > > Vanishing > Puff of smoke > Follows > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: archytas <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? > > Back to back they faced each other > And with their swords shot each other. > > On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:42:05 AM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: >> >> Fencing swords are for exercise. Requiring protective tips and padding >> that sounds alerts then points are scored.. we do not want her hurt.. RP >> sadly did not become guru with his own kiosk on ME.. lack of followers and >> miss Gabby and Andrew did not oww and ahh enough for him. Molly had >> little to do with his leaving. Good to see you back now I can stop >> talking to myself.. >> >> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: archytas <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 7:31 AM >> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >> >> I'm not sure a sword is the ideal combat weapon against the collective >> alters of the formidable Ms Thiede Allan - though a back-to-back tactic >> might be effective. >> >> On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:18:31 AM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: >>> >>> Gabby is just Gabby and i have not pissed her off yet.. and the fencing >>> sword will come out for exercise.. >>> >>> Deep space Nine. Might be a good idea. But i think we will first need >>> to build it orbiting earth.. as the have not mastered warp drive yet. To >>> much of a desire for war and wasting resources. >>> >>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: archytas <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:48 PM >>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>> >>> Well said Allan, though I fear you have allowed a woman with a pointy >>> hat to manoeuvre behind you with an ice pick in hand. Still, I have her in >>> the cross-hairs of my Javelin SSM and have just seen a traffic warden give >>> her broomstick a parking ticket. I'll push the button after supper. >>> Meantime just duck and weave I have assumed RP was not one of the Gabbys, >>> as he knew something of cricket. Forgive me if I must test your blood when >>> we meet - it's just Deep Space Nine protocol these days. >>> >>> On Wednesday, 25 March 2015 22:29:02 UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>> >>>> Why do i want to fight with you Gabby? I never considered you an evil >>>> bitch or person. You are just Gabby. . >>>> >>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Gabby Thiede <[email protected]> >>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:10 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>>> >>>> Don't let yourself get distracted, Allan! I am the evil bitch here! You >>>> need to fight with me! >>>> >>>> Am Mittwoch, 25. März 2015 schrieb : >>>> >>>>> If you are so neutral why are you promoting the benefits of war.. >>>>> Are you for war or against war.. your lip flapping is anything but >>>>> neutral. It does not take bravery to be neutral but rather cowardice. . >>>>> Those wanting to profit from war while hiding. . >>>>> >>>>> I do not like .. i have seen the harm it does and there is no >>>>> neutrality. >>>>> >>>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: andrew vecsey <[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 10:50 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>>>> >>>>> Neutrality kept Switzerland out of fighting wars. Wars are immoral. >>>>> Judges in order to do their job right have to remain neutral. Parents >>>>> should as well remain neutral. Staying neutral takes more bravery than >>>>> taking sides. As an example, some countries and some people find >>>>> homosexuality immoral. In those situations, it takes courage to take a >>>>> neutral stand regarding homosexuals. Neutrality shows fearless and >>>>> unconditional respect.Who is to say what is moral and what is not. And >>>>> something regarded as morally correct at one time can be regarded as >>>>> immorally wrong at another time. >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 9:03:31 PM UTC+1, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Neutrality is afraid of taking a position. A cowards way out.. how >>>>>> now to stand up for what is morally correct.. >>>>>> >>>>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: andrew vecsey <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 8:21 PM >>>>>> Subject: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>>>>> >>>>>> I think that all of us agree that the negative consequences of war >>>>>> far out weight any of the few positive consequences. >>>>>> The positive consequences of war can be realized by other means, >>>>>> especially in the modern times that we live in.: >>>>>> 1. The advance of knowledge and technology can be realized by >>>>>> universities and government and private projects with monetary and merit >>>>>> rewards. >>>>>> 2. People can mix their cultures, knowledge and genes via tourism and >>>>>> exchange projects and the internet. >>>>>> 3. Protection against aggressors can be attempted by diplomacy and >>>>>> sanctions. >>>>>> 4. Over population can be reduced by education, family planing and >>>>>> contraception. >>>>>> 5. We can realize that the world has become a lot smaller and that >>>>>> the brotherhood of man has become a lot clearer. We all have a common >>>>>> enemy >>>>>> in that if nature is exploited further we are all threatened. If you >>>>>> love >>>>>> your enemies, then you will not have any. >>>>>> >>>>>> Switzerland has a lot to teach the world in avoiding wars. >>>>>> On a political level, the keys to this are neutrality and direct >>>>>> democracy. >>>>>> On a personal level, the keys are respect, tolerance, appreciation of >>>>>> diversity, >>>>>> >>>>>> Examples are: >>>>>> If a part of a canton wants to separate, then accept that fact and >>>>>> let them separate like demonstrated by Jura a few years ago. >>>>>> Small is beautiful concept.as demonstrated by semi autonomy of the >>>>>> cantons and the refusal to join Euro. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 12:27:21 PM UTC+1, andrew vecsey >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Very interesting question you pose Molly. >>>>>>> Of course it is very easy to see the many negative consequences to >>>>>>> war, which seems to be a part of human nature. I like to believe that >>>>>>> there >>>>>>> is always 2 sides to everything - positive and negative. War with >>>>>>> weapons >>>>>>> and fighting with words have some common ground, like you suggest. >>>>>>> Being an >>>>>>> aggressor in a war and being a bully also share common ground. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The positive consequences of bullying that I can think of are: >>>>>>> 1. It can make you stronger when you are bullied. >>>>>>> 2. It shows you who your friends are who come to your aid if you are >>>>>>> bullied. >>>>>>> 3. It allows you to show your friendship by coming to the aid of >>>>>>> your friends who are bullied. >>>>>>> 4. It allows you to make friends by coming to the aid of strangers >>>>>>> who are bullied. >>>>>>> 5. You can learn from it so that you do not bully others yourself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The positive consequences of war that I can think of are much more >>>>>>> difficult to spot of course: >>>>>>> 1. It advances knowledge and technology that can be useful in times >>>>>>> of peace. >>>>>>> 2. It allows people to mix their cultures, knowledge and genes. >>>>>>> 3. It can protect your countrymen and family against aggressors. >>>>>>> 4. Like natural disasters like floods. earthquakes, fires and >>>>>>> epidemics,it can be used to counteract over population. >>>>>>> 5. We can learn from it. If you love your enemies, like Jesus is >>>>>>> claimed to have said, then you will not have any. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 12:03:34 AM UTC+1, Molly wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Howard Zinn, http://howardzinn.org/ historian, author, professor, >>>>>>>> playwright, and activist, whose life’s work focused on a wide range of >>>>>>>> issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> countless people, said "war itself is the enemy of the human race" >>>>>>>> http://bit.ly/1FwyDUP <http://bit.ly/1FwyDUP> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We go to war in a variety of ways, big to small. daily (some of >>>>>>>> us), in interpersonal ways, and over decades, as the human race. 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