In all this back and forth, I have yet to hear a suggestion as to what we are supposed to do the the "brain-dead Americans?" So what if we oppose "them?"...
People hardly notice my peace medallion any more; it's no longer getting me much of a rush. I guess I need a bigger dose. The article below makes me tempted...
Leigh Ann, We all admire you for doing as much as you're doing despite your illness. And it's a little totalitarian everywhere, except that you're perceptive ...
Musicians and Artists for World Peace (a non-profit organization based in California.) is launching its new Nashville division! Anyone who would like to become...
I just have to recommend two books that I was surprised not to find on this list. Fiasco: the American military adventure in Iraq by Pulitzer winner Thomas E....
Dear BPF Chapters and Friends, Though it may seem that we've been quiet on the Burma front, BPF staff and members have been very active behind the scenes in...
good question, john, "what is to be done?" i certainly don't have a blueprint for what is needed. even if i did, it wouldn't work for this, or any other,...
... their ... You're right about that, Jack. Except that I would add that I (Eric) find their stuff very plausible, so I also think maybe it will work, and I...
Jack: You said that you could educate people. That is what I am saying to. Calling them "brain-dead Americans" does not do that. I (an you apparently) say we...
... I think I see where this is going. I'm guessing that unless Lakoff says exactly what Buddha says, you're going to reject Lakoff. But I hope that's not...
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But Joey -- if that's what you believe -- that happiness can only be achieved by individuals, and the connection with other human beings doesn't matter -- then...
I'll admit I've only scanned most of the entries in this discussion, so I'll try to keep my comments brief. One role of anger is as a motivator against...
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Nov 2, 2007 1:44 pm
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but I feel a need to share this. I work at Vanderbilt and today's "news feed" reported on a Halloween party at VU's medical center. The "best costume" prize...
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Hey everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I've been sick all week... reasoning for the late eblast and not answering the phone at the center. And I also...
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it's nice to know someone understands, ann. but, how can it be that "anger isn't healthy" if it is "a motivator against injustice"? sounds pretty healthy to...
[Note from Eric: The message below passed through my hands, with the option for me to edit it as moderator. I have not had time to investigate the background...
The "monkey wrench" language is probably a reference to the environmentalist Monkey Wrench Gang (a novel by Edward Abbey). When Pfeiffer uses it he is implying...
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Nov 2, 2007 5:33 pm
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I can't help but be reminded of what happened in the war-resister community in Sweden in the 1970s when some American wanted to conduct similar research in the...
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Nov 2, 2007 5:46 pm
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"We are all armed with monkey wrenches, it is time to use them," in no way suggests a violent uprisig, eric. that is a complete misreading of what he says....
Ann, I found your classification of motivators to be insightful. And it may go a long way toward explaining our different attitudes about anger. You say...
ann, just in case you're interested: "Monkey wrench is attested from 1858; its fig. sense of 'Something that obstructs operations' is from the notion of one...
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