A week in Clearwater is a prize, not a punishment! I humbly request to be placed back on the weird list, though.
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 6:11 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I've removed you from my weird list Chris, moving you to 'modern > iconoclast' with an 'invite to parties' star. The only higher plane is > 'brings more beer than she drinks and brings a sister not an alter'. I > shall have one of the group imps admonish the Heretic for his error. The > normal sanction would be a week in Clearwater, but he is a repeat offender > and may need two weeks or the full half-hour tour of Bolton architecture. > > > On Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:02:52 PM UTC+1, Chris Jenkins wrote: >> >> It's also accurate. ;) >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sorry. I was informed of my error in the time line.. you were in >>> charged when joined ME.. the weird fellow was meant as humorous. . >>> >>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> >>> To: Minds-Eye <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sun, 29 Mar 2015 7:30 PM >>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>> >>> No, Craig is the weird fellow that started the group. I'm just the one >>> who accepted the mantle when he left. >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Chris is the weird fellow that started the ME group.. >>>> >>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: James Lynch <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 1:39 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: War, good god y'all, what is it good for? >>>> >>>> 'Dance like a butterfly sting like a bee' fair lady. Silence feels like >>>> cowardice to me Allan. >>>> >>>> Hey Tony, glad to hear Andrew and Fran too! Who's this Chris fellow? >>>> On Mar 25, 2015 6:10 PM, "Gabby Thiede" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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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