tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post4822923349670787671..comments2023-12-17T18:02:23.070-05:00Comments on ~Upstream and Down~: Why?Ruth L.~http://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-84550978728079552912009-01-17T17:16:00.000-05:002009-01-17T17:16:00.000-05:00From time immemorial, the cost of violence has alw...From time immemorial, the cost of violence has always been too high, but we never learn from our experience, just keep repeating them, and that in itself is stupidity.It doesn't become us as a species, we are more than that.The sad part is that those who objected to war in the past were often given feathers as a token of cowardice and kudos has alway been given to those who defend their family and country as brave. Those who have seriously asked themselves the questions you have, and taken a stand against participation are never seen as brave or strong. That is what needs to change.I sincerely honour all the young people who have lost their lives in war, but they should never have been sent, or put in a position where they felt it was their duty. It is a tragedy of the highest order.Thank you Ruth for such a thoughtful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-28174602988876354442009-01-16T21:51:00.000-05:002009-01-16T21:51:00.000-05:00I have thought these thoughts too ~~but didn't kno...I have thought these thoughts too ~~but didn't know how to put it into words.... Thanks Ruth...You did it so well.<BR/><BR/>You last paragraph says it all.<BR/>Amen!<BR/><BR/>LOL:WandaWandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-27420757035150518992009-01-11T20:19:00.000-05:002009-01-11T20:19:00.000-05:00My father's idea is to wall off Palestine and Isr...My father's idea is to wall off Palestine and Israel and sell both sides as many weapons as they can buy. When they can't afford anymore, give them weapons until one side or the other declares they have lost and be done with it. <BR/><BR/>The conflict has certainly been going on longer than you or I. Longer than history as we know it, and I, frankly, am tired of it.sarah corbett morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327514344421041651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-89023501466494258312009-01-09T22:54:00.000-05:002009-01-09T22:54:00.000-05:00Humankind is hardwired for conflict. We are not pe...Humankind is hardwired for conflict. We are not perfectible, just imperfectly controllable. Perhaps one day we will become extinct because of our own doing; I am not that pessimistic, but mutual immolation is well within our power. Complete peace is not, but we can and must try to manage our baser natures.Bob Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350825385315155962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563921876019154209.post-75548514977009134562009-01-09T09:28:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:28:00.000-05:00I cannot hear the name of Gandhi without thinking ...I cannot hear the name of Gandhi without thinking of that pivotal moment in the film of his life where he says something akin to "You cannot kill us all." The philosophical ideal is that the oppressors will sicken of killing before the oppressed will give up their quest. I am not so sure. The oddity is that some places have been able to sustain oppression for generations while others (particularly in the case discussed here, the Palestinians) have struggled for generations. <BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513058592327921546noreply@blogger.com