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I replied to somebody's discussion elsewhere on this site. I think it worthwhile to publish this as a blog. Reactions please...



I'm sorry to be a downer on such a well-intentioned discussion, BUT



a) Where do you get this idea that the first shot fired in the American War of Independence was "the beginning of a new age in human history"???

This is the kind of USA-centred view of History, as if the USA were the inventors of all that is good and decent, that is… Continue

I submitted the following comment to one of my groups on MyPeace. But I think that it deserves wider attention than the relatively small membership of that group, so I'm adding it here as a blog:



That message about the survey to choose your preference between the Whopper and the Big Mac that showed up in my e-mail inbox as having been posted on THIS thread [Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes! !!!] was truly… Continue

Dear Friend [or their name here],

I would like to invite you to the biggest party you'll ever go to in your entire life! It'll be so big that it's incredibly unlikely that you and I will even SEE each other, but it would mean a lot to me to know that somewhere - across the vast reaches of the venue - you will also be there. There's no need to RSVP, though it would be nice if you did.

I'll tell you 2 truths, I hope that you can handle them:

I'm going to enjoy this party even if… Continue

I want to send out a collective hug to EVERYBODY who has joined up to MyPeace.tv !

The dialogue is excellent... and well appreciated. Like water in a desert as far as my present circumstances go...

The videos are inspiring.

The suggestions are useful.

But I have this question: Are we doing enough, if we're JUST batting ideas (and videos, poems, photographs, etc.) back and forth on this site?

Aren't we just "preaching to the converted"?

I mean, WHO even visits this… Continue