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I don't think it is about beating anyone. I think it is about staying alive and survival. Force is sometimes the only way to stay alive. And for that reason also I will never give up my guns. Stalin taught me that much. Hank On Wed, 21 Jun 2006, Skywolf wrote: > http://pnews.org/ > Progressive News & Views (since 1982) > > Has anyone noticed we always try to fix our problems with our brawn, not our > brains? Every time there's a problem in society, we want to go to war with > it. Drug War. Iraq war. The old War on Poverty. > > We'd all be much better off if we quit using our asses...and started using > our heads to solve these problems. The "War on Terror" is a good example. We > can't beat the "Terrorists" back with the U.S. Army, or the "Coalition of > the witless." Especially not since the biggest terrorist on Earth can be > found at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C. We'd be much better off as > a society to think before we act. Of course, too many people would get too > impatient because we have to have our messes cleaned up NOW! > > Skywolf. > > > > > "So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. > Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and > demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify > all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the > service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go > over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting > or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect > to all people and grovel to none. > > When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of > living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in > yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools > and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not > like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when > their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their > lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a > hero going home." > > ____ Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joni Ferris > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 10:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [pnews-views] Re: back to Joni again > > http://pnews.org/ > Progressive News & Views (since 1982) > >> 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 > ----- > > > > > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > 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 -----
