Nah, I'm just fuckin with ya. On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:29:51 PM UTC-4, Molly wrote: > > I'm a vegan. > > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:45:33 PM UTC-4, archytas wrote: >> >> Nah! They don't meet the general humanity features for species >> inclusion. >> >> On Tuesday, 31 March 2015 22:40:49 UTC+1, Chris Jenkins wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm...vegans? >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:55 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Consider it done Chris. We have some room on the evil list too. Any >>>> suggestions? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 5:33:28 PM UTC+1, Chris Jenkins wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 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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