The slogan “let other countries do what they want, it’s their decision and right” is selfish profoundly. It’s very generous and shows great humanity to help others. Yes our political interests are at stake with Iraq and Afghanistan, and that was a part of our motivation to become involved. Well so be it. To become involved out of pure altruism is a little out of reach — something the US public couldn’t grasp — why we would spend so much money to help them when we weren’t being helped materially.

The UN ought to be involved in ensuring that all countries meet minimal standards of humanity for all of it’s citizens, and there should be enforcement of this. Tryannical contries like Iraq and Afghanistan etc should not be allowed to persist.
I’m amazed the former USSR changed. What a horrific place.

I’m sure your republican, right wing, patriarchal view is standard in some parts of the world. As one single human being to another, I hope we are each aware that each of us has a right to our own view as the ‘correct’ one our own hearts and minds have arrived at.

I’m not going to argue with you, not because I can’t find where to begin, but because I’d end up writing a books worth of feelings and struggle to know where to stop.

… Donna *)

Gratitude goes to the US for their very humane, beautiful, generous actions to try to better the lives for millions in parts of the world where inhumanity present at an extreme level.

The US ought to extend it’s efforts (soldiers, money, etc) to other countries around the world that place harm over it’s people.

So much gratitude to the US soldiers for taking on the risk involved with pursuing these historical, beautiful actions done in the interest of humanity.

Iraq, Afganastan, and others should have been invaded and deconstructed decades ago. It would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Israel is doing it’s best to defend itself against sub-human monster countries surrounding it. Israel is good for it’s citizens, a democracy, upholding the various freedoms. The other countries have little concern for these, are hatred based, their citizens are mostly conceptually impoverished, their citizens are subject to lack of freedoms, poor air, water, food, children and women often abused, police don’t protect well, police arrest without basis when it’s not warrented, don’t arrest when it is warrented, they abuse, torture often. Being among the monster countries of sub-human intellectually and emotionally impoverished people, they are doing well to protect themselves from the war assults on their people, including bombings at random times to non-military citizens at places like movie theaters, bars, city streets. Israel should do more to repress and overwhelm anyone who harms them, and the US should assist.

but bigger than fear is empowerment

and voices do change the tides of trends and fashions

eventually those leading the sheep become the followers

seeking the next trend.

lets hope the next trend is one of focus on humanity more than dogma, on open mindedness more than self righteousness, on insightful relativism not crusades.

I believe in the power of the little people and here is one of many walls waiting for voiceless people to make themselves heard.

I hear your heart.

The caring are not alone.

… Donna Williams *)

People are irritated with the situation here…………but alot of them, might not realise that saying “I don’t give a damn anymore” is actually helping the administration exploit us even more……..and those of us that do give a damn………are at a loss as to how to be heard I guess…………..

Frustrating situation. when you arrive here, in the States, it may or may not be even more evident to you then………………

Looking forward to your workshop thing……….

take care

AI