Craig Cox wrote: > It's always interesting to me how political ideology and alliances affect > the way we see the world around us. Here's Eva lambasting Urban Ventures for > their "fundamentalism" and other political ties, a point that may be > completely valid in our little insular world of candidates and political > posturing, but one which is lost on those of us who aren't in the loop. When > I hear about Urban Venture, for instance, I think only of my 14-year-old > daughter's soccer team and the marvelous experiences she's shared with her > Latino teammates. Without UV, these experiences would not be open to her. > It's another example of how sometimes politics just doesn't figure in the > lives of ordinary folks.
I'm sure that there are many Palestinians who feel the same way about Hamas' community involvement and many Israelis who perceive them much differently. It's not always morally justified to live our small middle-class lives when our neighbors a few miles away live very different ones. This is how I felt discussing minority dropout rates with parents in South, who would immediately change the topic to the funding of their school programs. What goes around, comes around. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
