I agree. Freedom of Speech and expression are a great thing. He is just a messenger of potential change. You don't hear much coming from the people of Iran or North Korea these days and that is very unfortunate.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:59 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > From Jed: > > > Stirling Allen wrote: > > >> . . . I walked by a group of younger people milling about outside an > >> establishment (some kind of party). I pulled up a chair, stood on it, > >> and started saying, "May I have your attention, please. I would like > >> to tell you about some hope that you have for Athens." > >> > >> But then two security guards came up to me and escorted me > >> away because I was interrupting a party. > > > > He made a spectacle of himself. What a jerk. > > What an embarrassment. > > It's only an embarrassment in the eye of the beholder. I'll just > bet'cha that Sterling never felt a twinge of embarrassment by his > actions. I suspect he only felt an immediate sense of frustration - of > being thwarted by the authorities after all Sterling wanted to do was > spread the "good news" to his flock. > > I suspect few of us would feel the urge to attempt to proselytize in > the obnoxious manner that Sterling had done. But that's because most > of us don't possess a "sense of mission" that Sterling's possess. In a > sense, that is the cross Sterling must bear in his lifetime. > > It seems pretty obvious to me that Sterling's motivation was not done > out of a sense of malice or for personal gain, such as at the expense > of those he wanted to proselytize to... well except for the fact that > his obnoxious behavior ended up temporarily interrupting the > proceedings of a dinner party he decided to "crash". It was done > because Sterling, behaving like the "free energy" evangelist that he > is, sincerely wanted to spread the good news as he perceived that good > news to be. > > If Sterling is to be faulted, it is that some of his public actions > lack subtlety. His lack of discrimination will unfortunately cause him > to appear to behave like a zealot in the eyes of many. FWIW, Jed, I > know damned well that you were once accused of behaving a "zealot" > too! In any case, such actions doesn't make Sterling a jerk in my > book. Just an occasional bull in a china shop. > > So, when Sterling comes knocking at the door, just make sure you know > where your chinaware is. And then just sit back and watch the show. > ;-) > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
