Posts Tagged ‘nonviolence’
World Order by Henry Kissinger: My Summary
Henry Kissinger served as Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and advised many other presidents on foreign policy. His book contains a wonderful assemblage of information and wise analysis, culled throughout his lifetime, about history and worldwide current events. He even explains modern technology, from nuclear weapons to cyberspace warfare. For…
Read MoreA Missed Opportunity in Iraq
On May 25, 2011, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Opinion page about a speech that the highly respected and departing Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, made about Iraq. Here is the final paragraph concerning Mr. Gates remarks:“Lo and behold, Mr. Gates is saying that Iraq is that model, and that even the Obama Administration now…
Read MoreWise Innovation–a key to the path toward Heaven on Earth
We are in The Innovation Age as clearly seen in technology. As humans, we must change, too, in all our entities, groups, governments, and religions. At the same time we must seek the wisdom-associated values and go about ridding ourselves of the negative values (See Copthorne MacDonald’s essay, “The Centrality of Wisdom,” in How to Achieve…
Read MoreWhy Not Help Rather Than Kill?
Why don’t we think outside the military box in Syria? Why don’t we help Syrian refugees in every way possible–our government and others, private entities like Doctors Without Borders, a world-wide positive nonviolent effort. This would be a much more humane endeavor than a risky unilateral military strike by the United States. It would be…
Read MoreThink Deeply!
What is the wise thing to do as far as this serious crisis in Syria? More killing? Name calling–labeling people as hawks or doves? Please! Think more deeply than that–and I mean President Obama, those in Congress, American citizens and all world citizens, even Assad. Revenge is a negative value–one to be shunned. None of…
Read MoreSyria: Military Action is Not the Answer
In Syria the “answer” is not military action although the threat of it should be apparent to Assad, the knave who ordered or allowed the use of chemical weapons in genocide of his own country’s citizens. World opinion—including Russians, Chinese and Iranians—should turn on that despicable dictator, Assad the terrible. The United States and the…
Read MoreKindness Toward Everyone
Probably all people have some degree of racism. But the important thing is not to say or do anything that is precipitated by that primitive state. As humans we often react to those we face. If they are angry, it may make us angry or upset. If they show racism it might bring out our…
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