the American way: We can solve anything

Sun Sep 16 12:14:23 PDT 2001

You mention that the American way is that you can
solve anything.  I guess it is.  As an American, I don't 
even know if that is really true.  I do know that we Americans
have had many experiences of solving problems that were
previously thought to be unsolvable.  So I figure why not go for
it and do our best to solve this one too.  

We have really been "lucky dogs" over hear in the U.S. to have the great resources we have, and for the historical accident that tons of
talented folks from all over the world have come here to experience
the great economic opportunites we have here.  And after they got here,  they contributed all of their talents, and their perspectives and experiences from their various cultures to solving the problems that have been solved here.  

Lots of possible solutions to world peace issues now, like the trainings offered by the Center for Nonviolent Communication at http://www.cnvc.org/main.htm  are internationally available, so everyone the world over is free to join in and all work together.  Maybe this can become a world belief, not an American one, that we can solve any problem.  There's no reason why you folks from other nations really need to come over here to the U.S. in order to solve supposedly "insolvable" problems, unless you just want to.  Regardless of where in the world we live, we can all work together on world problems.     

Julie 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael C. Funke 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 11:31 AM
  Subject: Taliban

  I came across a mail / petition, that I joined some time ago and sent to friends, 
  today I got the same petition from a friend. 
  I think, it belongs also to the discussion going on here. 
  I erased quite a lot of header stuff this mail went though, but mention the time this branch of the mail was created. 
  I think I feel quite similar then the main stream on this list. But my question: What would have happend if you really had stood with cake and candy (as suggested here) around the german border in 1939, especially  if you would have been a jewisch guy...    
  During last days we had here in German TV some notes from Peter Scholl-Latour, an old journalist, who is  - despite you like him or not - not thoughtless. And he  remembered us again that most of this terrorists  are in a Holy Belief that is unreachable for any arguments lifelong. 
  I think for us here on this list it may be much harder to accept this that there is no way in than to search for those ways, isn't it. 
  Therefor I share no whisdom or good ideas on this list, only helplessness. 

  But it seems interesting to me if this is my only European view. The American way may be:  we can solve anything. 

  How do you think about this? 

  Michael C. Funke 

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  original messaghe below 
  ---------------------------------- 
  <frank.niemann at pro-dialog.de>; <fharthor at bestweb.net>; 
  <hahafox at hotmail.com>; <huehn at student.uni-kassel.de>; <vrrobles at wxs.nl>; 
  <jan.platander at swipnet.se>; <oliveoil at pacbell.net>; 
  <j.polack at mail.smartchat.net.au>; <josalas at compuserve.com>; 
  <mxyzpt at yahoo.com>; <johannaderuyter at hotmail.com>; 

  Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 4:06 PM 

  Subject: Taliban 

  Dear Friends, Please take a few minutes to read and act on this email. 

  On May 23rd 2001 the Taleban authorities in Afghanistan confirmed that all 
  Hindus will be required to wear a strip of yellow cloth sewn onto a shirt 
  pocket in order to identify themselves. They claim that the measure is 
  for 
  their "protection". The world has faced this before, in 1939 the world was 
  required, at great cost, to rid itself of Hitler's tyranny, it is not hard 
  to spot his child. Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to 
  relive it. The Taleban's record on respecting other religions gives great 
  cause for concern that their ultimate aim, upon which they are intent, is 
  "religious cleansing". They have already demonstrated their disdain and 
  intolerance for other religions and traditions by the desecration and 
  destruction of the ancient Buddhist statues, our collective heritage, 
  within the Afghanistan. Whatever your religion, or even if you have none, 
  we hope that you will agree that this fundamentally wrong. Remember, "All 
  it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing". Please do 
  not 
  do nothing, add your voice. 

  DIRECTIONS: PLEASE COPY this email on to a new message, add your name and 
  those of your household who wish to participate to the bottom and forward 
  it to everyone on your distribution list. If you receive this petition 
  and 
  you find that you will be the 251st name on it, please e-mail a copy of 
  it 
  to: alastair at om-int.com. It will then be forwarded to the UN. 

  Even if you decide not to sign, please be considerate and do not kill the 
  petition as you will be denying your friends, and theirs, their 
  legitimate 
  voice. Instead return it to alastair at om-int.com 

  To The Secretary General, Security Council and General Assembly of the 
  United Nations. We the undersigned are appalled by the decision of the 
  Taleban government of Afghanistan to require all Hindus to wear a piece 
  of 
  yellow cloth sewn onto a shirt pocket in order to identify themselves. An 
  individual's communion with God, however they find him, is a matter of 
  personal conscience and must not be the subject of intimidation or 
  persecution. The right of everyone to worship as they wish is fundamental 
  and inalienable. The United Nations was founded in order to defeat Hitler 
  and his henchmen who required the same from another religion with all its 
  horrific consequences. It is completely unacceptable that nearly 60 years 
  later history is repeating itself. 

  We ask the following: 

  1. That the Taleban government is made aware in the strongest possible 
  terms that the world will not countenance this perversion of human 
  rights. 
  2. That prior to the United Nations and/or it's constituent members 
  granting recognition of the Taleban government this obscene policy is 
  reversed. 3. That the United Nations widen the terms of the trade 
  sanctions 
  currently in force. 

  1. Alastair Mitton - London UK 2. Robert Mitton - London UK 3. Paulette 
  Budd - London UK 4. Andrew Peake - London UK 5. Pippa Howell - London UK 
  6. 
  Cecile Kusters - Arnhem, the Netherlands 7. Sarah Malpas - London UK 8. 
  Susan Donnelly - Newcastle UK 9. Paul Donnelly - London UK 10. Pauline 
  Bartholomew - London UK 11. Is0bel McMillan London UK 12. Fiona Adamson 
  13. 
  Minka Emina Kulenovic La Jolla, US 14. Cath Dolan, London, England 15. 
  Liz 
  Murphy, Murcia, Spain 16. William M. Rueter, Wisconsin, US 17. Jaclyn A. 
  Knapper, Tennessee, US 18. Louise Morris, Tennessee, US 19. Joe Stoud, 
  Matsuyama, Japan 20. Keiko Stroud, Matsuyama, Japan 21.Larry Asher, Nepal 
  22. Phyl Asher, Nepal 23. Reiny de Wit, Nepal 24. Helen Johnston, Nepal 
  25. 
  Isaac Thompson, Northern Ireland 26. Anne Thompson, Northern Ireland 27. 
  Paul Carter, Vancouver, Canada 28. Lois Carter, Vancouver, Canada 29. 
  Bronwyn Short, Vancouver, Canada 30. David Short, Vancouver, Canada 31. 
  Mark Calder, Sydney, Australia 32. Graham Wintle, Surbiton, UK 33. Geoff 
  Chivers, Surbiton, UK 34. Derek Nathan New Malden UK 35. Mary Nathan New 
  Malden UK 36 Rosalind Preston, London UK 37 Marlena Schmool, UK 38 
  Ephraim 
  Borowski, Glasgow, UK 39. Ruth Warrens, London, UK 40. Anthony Warrens, 
  London, UK 41. Ian Goodman, London, UK 42. Liz Lightstone, London, UK 43 
  Elizabeth Simpson, London UK 44. Dimitris Kioussis 45. John_Griffin 46. 
  Hermann Bujard, Heidelberg, Germany 47. Regine Bujard, Heidelberg, 
  Germany 
  48. Konrad Beyreuther, Heidelberg, Germany 49. Ursula Beyreuther, 
  Heidelberg, Germany 50. Horst Simon, Heidelberg, Germany 51. Michael 
  Brand, 
  Dresden 52. Dorothea Brand, Dresden 53. Christoph Lorra, Dresden 54. 
  Martin 
  Stocker, London, UK 55. Walter Stühmer, Göttingen, Germany 56. Nathan 
  Dascal, Tel Aviv, Israel 57. Tony Segal, London, UK 58. Malcolm Molyneux, 
  Blantyre, Malawi 59. Liz Molyneux, Blantyre, Malawi 60. Kevin Marsh 
  Kilifi, Kenya 61. Geoffrey Pasvol, London, UK 62. Eithne MacMahon, 
  London, 
  UK 63. Gary French, London, UK 64 John Tapsall Stdney Australia 65. Peter 
  Taylor, Sydney Australia 66. Julie Gallard, Sydney Australia 67. Margaret 
  Evans, Sydney Australia 68. Margaret Martin, Sydney Australia 69. Sue 
  Ingram, Sydney Australia 70. Elizabeth Williamson, Sydney Australia 
  71. Sue Williamson, Kangaroo Valley Australia 
  72. Bev Dunphy, Kangaroo Valley Australia 
  73. Geoff Coleman, Sydney Australia 
  74. Cymbeline Buhler, New York, USA 
  75. Katrin Todt, Meissen,Germany 
  76. Michael Funke, Leipzig, Germany 

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