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Thread #66010 Message #1094997
Posted By: Peace
17-Jan-04 - 03:20 PM
Thread Name: BS: A very Arab obsession
Subject: RE: BS: A very Arab obsession
I think that our respective views--that developed over time--are closely held. They have become part of who we are for one reason or another. Issues that touch the hearts of us often overshadow what we really think. I'm reminded of Alison Krauss's beautiful song wherein is the refrain, "What I really meant to say . . .". It is very easy in the fire of political debate to lose one's sense of proportion. (I personally have never done that, but I know some people do. Right!) I think too it becomes easy to forget the quality of people we are and the quality of people we wish to be. I find myself in the position of liking both Carol and Martin. And, I agree with both of them to greater or lesser extents. But this all ain't about us. It is about a deplorable situation in the mid-East that has real people involved in a real bad situation. I hope we can avoid starting that kind of confrontation here. I'm addressing that to myself, because I don't like the tone of a few things I said. I want to be better than that. And please excuse me if I have come across as a lecturer to anyone. Such was not my intent. Bruce M