Hi Billy, > No problem with the idea of acknowledging "evil within" as part of who we are > as Radical Centrists. But we are not a religion and politically it would be > suicidal to put that principle anywhere near the top of the list. Better to > regard it as # 78 or so, even as a footnote. Call it the "yes, we're human, > too" principle.
Fascinating. I thought we were discussing MLK’s activism, which we both admire. Are you saying you DO consider his approach suicidal, since it got him killed? Or are you disagreeing with my interpretation that the core of his method of non-violence involved training people to overcome the desire for revenge? > To remotely try and build a devotionalist Christian politics strikes me as a > fool's errand. Completely out of bounds. > So how about Kingsian politics? MLK wasn’t trying to convert people to Christianity. He was both preaching and practicing Christian virtue to create political and social change. Would you have considered that a fool’s errand, before he succeeded? Or do you think he actually failed? E -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
