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Arundhati Roy Regarding the Events in India: Only Question
^And when does the use of violence in self-defense become aggression?

We might shout at our child, or even grab him or her violently, if we sought to keep him or her from running out into the middle of a busy intersection. But that doesn't mean that you can then spend the next few hours wailing on him or her by the side of the road.

I think that the question of violence is a difficult one for mere humans (and human collectives at that) to fully reconcile for the reason that it is so ambiguous in its ultimate interpretation. It is not as black and white as some would have us believe ("you're either with us or against us," and the coalition of Good against the Axis of Evil). Rather, context and circumstance seems to play a role and, unfortunately, that requires us to surrender to the only viable option: liberate / awaken ourselves, and do our best to help others to do likewise..

"one person at a time...."


written by Trancecoach  | 7 hours 30 minutes 49 seconds ago | CH
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Arundhati Roy Regarding the Events in India: Only Question
Ultimately, the decisions that we as individuals, as nations, and as a species make on a day to day basis become matters of philosophical quandary. I sleep so that I'm refreshed for waking. I eat so that I'm nourished for activity. I work for money to maintain a lifestyle. I read this book or partake in this sport or befriend this or that individual, group, or nation because it will purportedly increase or better my (or our) position(s). The decision to go to war--to commit violence--is no different. Yet, one's philosophical perspectives on the meaning of such violence (again, as individuals and as nations) will serve under the constructs that constitute that philosophy. In other words, if we live and die for today -- with no heed to the sustainability of future generations -- then we (as other documented societies have done in the past) will outstrip our resources and secure our inevitable collapse. However, if we see life as a collective endeavor, which includes all the countless generations that preceded, and the countless more to come, such that our momentary role is to serve as custodian to one another, the planet, to life itself, then the manner in which we attack one another may take on a very different attitude, as we realize that no war has ever directly increased our "success" in this endeavor--rather, only the meaning that such "wars" have seemed to offer.

If we gain a larger perspective that sees life as ongoing and continuous, not limited by resources but only by our attachment to life working in a particular fashion, then our manner of going to "war" may be very different, indeed.


written by Trancecoach  | 1 day 13 hours 57 minutes ago | CH
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New friendly fire coverup:Army shreds files on dead soldiers
*discard


written by Trancecoach  | 1 day 15 hours 55 minutes ago | CH
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Good Eats - How to cook a Steak. Season 1, episode 1, part 1
*Long *Cooking *Howto *1sttube

And I think it's worth Re-visiting the American Steak, don't you?


written by Trancecoach  | 3 days 23 hours 28 minutes ago | CH
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Wal-Mart employee trampled to death
*eia


written by Trancecoach  | 4 days 16 minutes ago | CH
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Wal-Mart employee trampled to death
The sad part about all of this is, American Retail consumerism NEEDS the stampede to remain sustainable. In other words, it NEEDS the hype, needs the mindless consumers to sleep outside the doors for days, to generate desire sufficient to keep the economy rolling..

My guess is WalMart will not be held liable for this, as, for all intents and purposes, this is the "price of capitalism."

Now if they installed an American Gladiator-type of obstacle course at the front entrance, that'd be a different story.

[AP coverage & cell phone footage]


written by Trancecoach  | 4 days 58 minutes ago | CH
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She USED to be a lesbian, now look at her.
As a trained hypnotist, I know for a fact that it's possible to evoke the VERY SAME reactions using nothing but the power of suggestion..

(You can also do it with mild psychoanaleptic substrate.)


written by Trancecoach  | 4 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago | CH
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Cloris Leachman on Roast of Bob Saget
mein fuhrer, est *dead!


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Peter Schiff Debates the State of the Economy on Bloomberg
Peter Schiff was right (and ridiculed) More Than Once on these financial programs... I was closely watching and reading Schiff starting in 2004. Unfortunately, I was unable to take advantage of his prescient perspectives.


written by Trancecoach  | 4 days 12 hours 21 minutes ago | CH
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Milf Solicitors
The Who, "Won't Get Fooled Again" *rocknroll


written by Trancecoach  | 5 days 1 hour 54 minutes ago | CH
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Fuel Trailer HD
Ah, the "global warming" crowd, no real solution, another failed strategy..


written by Trancecoach  | 5 days 2 hours 5 minutes ago | CH
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Bruce Lee playing ping pong, kung fu style
Happy Birthday Bruce, who even if was alive and 68 years old, would still kick you in half.


written by Trancecoach  | 5 days 3 hours 21 minutes ago | CH
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Bruce Lee lighting matches with nunchucks
Happy Birthday to Bruce.. who even if he was still alive, at 68, could still kick you in half.


written by Trancecoach  | 5 days 3 hours 23 minutes ago | CH
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Are You Smarter Than A U.S. Politician?
"You answered 31 out of 33 correctly — 93.94 %"

I missed #8 & #15.


For the record, I didn't need a test to demonstrate how little our "elected officials" know about American civics. They demonstrate their ignorance every time I read the paper.


written by Trancecoach  | 6 days 2 minutes ago | CH
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History of Western Philosophy in 5 Minutes 15 Seconds
Now do it without reading it...

or smoking...


or acting like a dweeb.


written by Trancecoach  | 6 days 33 minutes ago | CH
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