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Edited on Mon Jun-16-08 03:11 PM by Bluerthanblue
round up all "them" and put them in camps, and build ovens and destroy 'them'-
Because ya know 'we' are the only 'humans'-
:sarcasm:
What will you do with "them"??? As for me, I'd rather die working for the cause of genuine peace -than kill and rejoice in the killing of others in another failed attempt to 'control others', disguised as "justice".
:shrug:
"First they ignore you... Then they mock you... Then they fight you... Then you win." - Gandhi
We must recognize that this short life can neither be ennobled or enriched by hatred or revenge. Our lives on this planet are too short and the work to be done too great to let this spirit flourish any longer in our land. Of course we cannot vanquish it with a program, nor with a resolution. But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek, as do we, nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can. Surely, this bond of common faith, this bond of common goal, can begin to teach us something. Surely, we can learn, at least, to look at those around us as fellow men, and surely we can begin to work a little harder to bind up the wounds among us and to become in our own hearts brothers and countrymen once again. RFK
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhwre. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.
The limitation of riots moral questions aside is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis but it must be followed by a sense of futility.
Success recognition and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to crave the anesthetizing security of being identified with the majority.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people but the appalling silence of the good people.
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice peace and brotherhood. MLKjr
All these great minds died for what they believed in.
Laugh if you will- I'd consider it an honor to join them.
peace~
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