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| NOTES ON DISSENT Written by Rick Spisak 1/24/03 |
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Part II These are complex issues, and they must be raised in an arena where; the activist community is composed of idiosyncratic individualists with a wide range of interests, and issues who need to work cooperatively sharing responsibilities - and that often goes against the grain We activists, are specifically focused sensitized and typically are ready to speak our minds. Which is one kind of civic virtue. Its complement virtue is when joining together for some great purpose, we all must row in the same direction. This is an equally important civic virtue. The challenge of organizing free-thinkers, progressives, along with atheists, deists, and the good hearted religious among us, of so many colorful stripes and flavors. hindus, muslims, confuscians, jews, taoists, nativists, druids, christians of various denominations, all to combine and build a functioning coalition. This exercise requires a different set of social muscles. Learning cooperation and sensitivity "detoxification" is important if we're going to walk along together toward a more peaceful future. Right Now. It would takes less than a minute to find a serious person who can honestly say "FIRST SOLVE MY PROBLEM" - then we'll talk about War Plans and that is fine! |
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Whether the Great Terrible First Task is
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And if the answer is easy, then the "perfect cause" must come first! And
that's fine in my book.! If that's true for you, well then do that first! But, if your here for peace, then grab an oar, brother, grab an oar sister and try not to bump the oarsman next to you! |
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