2005-02-24 Richard Moore ——————————————————– draft version 3.15 Chapter 8 THE TRANSITION PROCESS Beauty is the moment of transition, as if the form were just ready to flow into other forms. -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher. Beauty, from The Conduct of Life (1860). * The likelihood of movement success We cannot be certain … Read more
2005-02-22 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: Jim Macgregor Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:35:57 EST Subject: Fwd: Scandal Over Depleted Uranium To: •••@••.••• —<fwd>— Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:19:29 -0800 To: Recipient List Suppressed:; From: Tom Cahill <•••@••.•••> Subject: Scandal Over Depleted Uranium Heads roll at Veterans Administration Mushrooming depleted uranium (DU) scandal blamed by … Read more
2005-02-19 Richard Moore Friends, MER provides a good summary of various signs pointing toward nuclear confrontation. I’d put the article in the “must read” category. And yet, some important elements are left out. One is the increasingly close connections between China and other parts of the world, in particular Iran. Iran is becoming a major … Read more
2005-02-17 Richard Moore Friends, I’m sad to report that no one has responded to Chapter 6. I hope some of you will get around to it. Without feedback I’m at a loss. The fact is I always like what I write…after all, it’s my “baby”. I need others to point out the problems; if I … Read more
2005-02-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– draft version 3.14 Chapter 7 ENVISIONING A LIBERATED GLOBAL SOCIETY To the size of a State there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals & implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large. -Aristotle * The basic paradigm: harmonization and community sovereignty A culture … Read more
2005-02-10 Richard Moore Friends, I added a final section to the previous chapter, “Envisioning a transformational movement”. here it is, rkm ——————————————————– draft version 3.13 * Transformation: the means are the ends With the possible exception of Cuba, no victorious revolution has ever succeeded in escaping from hierarchy and elite rule. There are many reasons … Read more
2005-02-07 Richard Moore Friends, Most of this version is new. The old version just didn’t work for me when I read it over. regards, rkm _________________________________________________ draft version 3.1 Chapter 6 ENVISIONING A TRANSFORMATIONAL MOVEMENT If only people could see each other as agents of each other’s happiness, they could occupy the earth, their common … Read more
2005-02-06 Richard Moore ——————————————————– To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: Iraq Dispatches: Interview with Conscientious Objector ** Dahr Jamail’s Iraq Dispatches ** ** http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** January 24, 2005 Bending it Kevin Benderman is a mechanic who is trained to fix Bradley armored vehicles. On December 20, 2004, he applied for conscientious objector status. Yesterday he made … Read more
2005-02-05 Richard Moore Friends, I should have told you that the new stuff begins at: * The space of harmonization If you started at the beginning, you may have stopped because it was “old stuff”, and the posting was very long. I hope this new information encourages at least some of you to dig back … Read more
2005-02-03 Richard Moore Friends, Here is the latest version of Chapter 5. It was formerly called “Harmonization in the microcosm”, and later “Achieving harmonization and wisdom in groups”. This material has changed substantially, based on feedback from Rosa Zubizarreta, Tree Bresson, Tom Atlee, and others. Because of its length, I’m posting it in two parts. … Read more