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dave,
<p>i think the quote below could be a little out of context. or at
least i do not understand your comment in relation to it. i am in
total agreement with what you are saying in your comment. the importance
of words is what i was getting at... so am now wanting to understand if
you are intending to underscore or to counter the point i was making here.
as i say, i think we are in agreement. if, on the other hand, i've
said something that undermines our shared position, i want to be sure to
understand. thanks, m
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<p>"(David Koehler)" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>In a message
dated 9/24/01 12:07:47 PM Central Daylight Time, mherman@globalchicago.net
writes:</font></font>
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i think i watched the planes and buildings come down on tuesday and didn't
*really* dismay until i heard cnn and others label the whole thing "attack
on america"... attack seems to demand counterattack.</font></font></blockquote>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>michael, Harrison and everyone:</font></font>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>The words we use are so important
because they can convey emotion and feeling and actually lead us in our
actions. That's why I try to avoid using words that convey conflict
or combat. I understand and recognize the need and the right we have
in bringing the perpetrators of 11 September to justice, and that this
will not be without some bloodshed. But in order to actually change
hearts and minds (including our own) we are going to have to aggressively
"wage peace." (That's what Aine's monster story is all about.)</font></font>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size=-1>Waging peace, which for me
is active nonviolence, means doing the things that we should have been
doing all along, like feeding people and providing medical care.</font></font></blockquote>
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