<div dir="ltr"><div>"I'm against war because I don't want your son to be killed, or for you to suffer the pain of his loss."<br><br></div><div>"Being against the war means supporting your son's life, not just his career."<br>
<br></div><div>"I do not want half of my tax dollars spent on efforts to kill overseas, many of whom are innocent civilians. I do not want your son to kill or be killed."<br><br></div><div>"Your son is making an incredible sacrifice, and I want him to come home safely with his health. That is why I am against the war."<br>
<br></div><div><br><br></div><div>Just some ideas. Also, I only replied to the Peace Discuss because I felt this was not as appropriate to be continued on the Peace List. Although, I think the final list should be sent out to the Peace List.<br>
<br><br></div><div>Peace,<br>Allison<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Rohn Koester <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rohnkoester@gmail.com" target="_blank">rohnkoester@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">People closely affected by war -- for instance, the families of those sent into war zones -- may well be suffering from trauma, even if they can't/won't articulate that trauma. "My son is in the Army, so I can't be anti-war" sounds like the sort of statement one makes from a place of trauma -- not a political statement but a statement of a dilemma. Whatever the response in the moment, shouldn't it be sympathetic? // The evil-ness of the pro-war propaganda lies partly in convincing the victims of trauma that peace activists are the source of their suffering -- hence, the resonance of the "support the troops" slogan from the 1990's and also the occasional explosion of profanity and hatred at the mere sight of the peace message.<div class="HOEnZb">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 2:32 PM, ya'aQov <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yaaqovz@gmail.com" target="_blank">yaaqovz@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<font color="#000000"><font><font face="georgia,serif">My job was to compile a list, whether I like its entries or not. Yes, our assignment is difficult.<br></font></font></font><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 1:56 PM, John W. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jbw292002@gmail.com" target="_blank">jbw292002@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I can't tell if you liked our replies or not. Of course your primary purpose is not simply to make people feel stupid. But it's extremely difficult to engage people in meaningful dialogue in the space of seconds. With many people I've tried unsuccessfully for YEARS.<div>
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