We scour information daily in an effort to better define our lives and the world around us. To decipher what is good vs evil, we are flooded with advertisements, news, and propaganda hoping to control the message.
I believe what we must come to terms with in this new millennium and in a highly connected world, is that no longer are distant voices around the world going unheard. We find that human beings are in search of purpose and prosperity in every corner of the globe.
Intolerance prevents these voices from harmonizing for this common goal that works for the good of all people. We are led to believe that nations or a people are “evil” or our “enemy,” when in fact the enemy lies within us all; the enemy that is intolerance. When we allow for this enemy within to dominate our perceptions, we lose the very essence of what makes us American: our diversity.
With the ability to share information and educate the masses at this level, the enemies of our great Republic are no longer nations or peoples. Rather, they are radical hateful ideologies which must be countered with firm objective reason and dialog.
Across this American diversity we find values that we all share: kindness, the search for equality and justice, and the belief in the rule of law. We must use these common values in ways that promote what is good for all Americans.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The Enemy is Intolerance
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Sam, you've lost the message. Ideologies are fostered by people. Those people are the problem, and those people control nations. At present those nations are Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, North Korea...get in the game. No one expects you to sit on Foreign affairs, ways and means, defense or homeland security, but you don't have to get beat over the head with it by making stupid comments like "we can fight an idea." You can't. Religion is an idea, government is an idea, you can't make those things go away.
You can't fight ideas. The First Amendment prevents that. The KKK, Nazis, the American Legion, anyone, can march down main street and proclaim their ideas. If you fight "ideologies" you'll go the way of LBJ or Richard Nixon. You fight the people. In your case I think you're talking about terrorism, but you could be making a veiled reference to the editorials that have been posted about you not being from the district.
Truth is, you're off message. Get on a TV and embrace who you are. Get it done. Because you're going to get buried by two candidates with stronger messages if you don't.
There's your fair warning to get in the race.
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