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> http://pnews.org/ >Progressive News & Views (since 1982) > >Joni, the main problem with showing how strong you are, is that >the ones who have been "shown" will now do everything they can to >become stronger as well. That is the basis for arms races No, you are still thinking with a "Western" mentality. With the Muslims it is different. The only way to stop the aggression is to not give in, it doesn't mean that they will get stronger. Maybe you will understand if you try going on a Sephardic Jewish list and ask the people on there who's families have lived under this. -- Joni >, and we have seen it over and over again. At some point, >something must give. Let us hope it is not our mutual destruction. >The mania for dealing from a "position of strength" results in >financial disaster, and usually with further wars, suffering, and >tragedy. > >Thought for the day: "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is >the attribute of the strong." > ~Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) > ~ >Yours in peace, > >Dean > >I pledge allegiance to humankind, and to the universe in which it lives...one >community under a consciousness of Love, indivisible, with liberty and justice >for all. >********************************************************************************************************** >In these days of inclusive language, we very much need a pronoun of neutral >gender, both for general usage ("one" is often awkward and imprecise) and >for reference to a preferred deity. When specific gender is appropriately >avoided, I propose "ke" (pronounced kay) for "he/she" and "kira" >(pronounced keera) for "him/her/his/hers." If anyone wishes to express >kiraself elegantly and with precision, I think ke will find these >simple additions >to our language to be very helpful. I hope my readers here, will adopt them. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joni Ferris > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:24 PM > Subject: [pnews-views] Re: New Israel/Palestine List > > > Of course I want peace, which is why when you deal with a PEACE plan > in the Middle East, if you do not show that you are strong, they will > NOT make peace at all with you. When you understand the culture > there it certainly isn't like Western countries. That is the > biggest mistake a person can make, thinking that they are just like > YOU are with the same values. They will wait hundreds of years to > complete their mission, while Western thought does NOT. > > > >|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| >pnews-news - (NEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsub" >in subject to pnews-news-request(at)inyourface.info >pnews-views - (VIEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" >as subject to pnews-views-request(at)inyourface.info >|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Everything begins at The Worm Hole: http://pnews.org/ > > >----- >Something Really Nice for >your Honey - http://blackhillsg0ld.com/ >Something Really Sexy for Her for Holloween: >http://tinyurl.com/q878y >--------------------------------------------- >NEVER pay for a podcast again: >Check it out - http://tinyurl.com/mnr7r >----- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| pnews-news - (NEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsub" in subject to pnews-news-request(at)inyourface.info pnews-views - (VIEWS) - Send "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" as subject to pnews-views-request(at)inyourface.info |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Everything begins at The Worm Hole: http://pnews.org/ ----- Something Really Nice for your Honey - http://blackhillsg0ld.com/ Something Really Sexy for Her for Holloween: http://tinyurl.com/q878y --------------------------------------------- NEVER pay for a podcast again: Check it out - http://tinyurl.com/mnr7r -----
