[Peace-discuss] Chomsky et al.

[Stuart Levy]

On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 03:06:33PM -0600, Chas. 'Mark' Bee wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stuart Levy" <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
> To: <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Chomsky et al.
> 
> 
> >On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 05:18:28PM -0600, ouroboros rex wrote:
> >
> >> The key to stop the disruption from moles is the power to eject them
> >>from the meeting.  If you have no way to eject them, it's not really
> >>your meeting.
> >
> >Please, enough.  No fist fights needed here.
> 
>  I don't get 'fist fights'.

Well, I raise those since Bob I. had mentioned bitter
arguments among some New York antiwar activists.

> That's what can happen when you _don't_ 
> officially have that power. 

I'd say it comes from misunderstanding what it takes to be
an effective social being -- not knowing how to deal with
conflict without resort to a power hierarchy.

It's ironic that this should come up on the Peace list,
but even peace activists need to keep studying how to
be peaceful.

cheers

   Stuart