WAR

[Guest guest]

Well Karen, actually it is On topic, for I think we could all agree that WAR is detrimental to "health", at the very least to those doing the fighting and the dying. This list is not all "sweetness and light", and we do sometimes get into some heavy issues. This is one of those times.

 

Have you ever seen a corpse putrifying on a street or in a back alley? I have, and it is not a pretty sight regardless of the Hollywood / CNN versions you see on TV or in the movies.

 

Nowadays, the weapons of mass destruction are so devastating, that a nuclear explosion anywhere in the world, has the potential of affecting every man, woman and child on the planet. This is not something that we can close our eyes to, or leave up to someone else to handle, or dump the responsibility onto another's shoulders. This affects us all, and yes, on a "health" level.

 

Per our list's policies, I am certainly not advocating the bashing of any political leaders, or of hobby-horsing any political ideology / dogma, etc. This is forbidden on list. It is strictly the philosophical concept of starting and perpetuating any war that I am adverse to in this day and age. There are always other solutions. And we must encourage our leaders to look for them and to implement them. This is what the protests are basically all about regardless of who bashes who, or who tries to put forward their own agenda during them.

 

As I said in my original post, it is time we as a species grew up, and stopped using war as a solution. Historically, war has never truly handled, on a permanent basis, any upset one nation has had with another. This has been proven time and time again. When are we going to learn???

 

I don't wish to get into "personalities", "conspiracy theories", or which country's leader is "right or wrong", as this would get into a political debate, and therefore is off policy for this list.

 

Of course, I do have my own opinions on these subjects and will argue with anyone (PRIVATELY - OFF LIST ;o) on them, for I truly do love a good, passionate debate. LOL

 

However, I firmly believe that the actual, philosophical concept of WAR is a concern of list members as it does effect the health of all of us. You or anyone else are welcome to discuss this (either pro or con) on list as long as NO political entity, NO political ideology, and NO political dogma are brought up. Get the idea???

 

If an individual were to personally demostrate all the attributes that a nation does when it goes to war, that individual would be locked up as insane. As far as I'm concerned, WAR is not a solution. Ever! I stand up and applaud the protestors regardless of their ideologies, or motivations, or agendas. They have the courage of their convictions whatever they may be, and I fully agree with their basic belief that this or any other war is intrinsically wrong.

 

As a Naturopath, I firmly believe in placing focus on the "postive" in all aspects of life:

 

- Peace not War

- Love not Hate

- Help not Hinder

- Survive not Succumb

- Create not Destroy

- Involvement not Inactivity

- Do Something rather than do Nothing.

 

And so on, and so on.

 

Much love,

 

Doc

 

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington

 

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Karen Smith

herbal remedies

Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:35 AM

Re: [herbal remedies] Digest Number 1924

 

I did not think this was a political list. Not everyone opposes the war but I do not think this list is the place for that discussion. Karen