Thanks , and apologies. I did not even know what *G* meant. Your suggestion could work but maight be as difficult as a one world religioan "HELAMIAN" *G*

I received many derogatory posts as of late. The normal rules of civility are a kindness that is appreciated by all. There has been a little voice in the background noise that says "be careful what you say in these heated times". It pracitally feels like a threat to free speech from within.

The little voice I was referring to is the one that only just recently warns that words of peace and understanding will be ferociously attacked. You have seen it everywhere lately. Responses to words of peace recently beget words like; wussies, cowardly pacifists, misguided, unpatriotic and thinly veiled death threats.

If I may resort to hyperbole , When you are questioning if it is safe to speak , freedom of speech is dying within you. If you feel powerless to engage in action , freedom is dying all around you.

Although I have never advocated a do nothing policy, in fact quite the opposite, some have reacted with unrestrained hostility to the very concept of reason. Case in point; I posted the very words * "we must seek a peaceful resolution lest we spiral into an ever deeper spiral of hate and war". These words were met by a barrage of hate and anger. * By a quirk of fate the Pope uttered these very words the next day.

Kahlil Gibran wrote "of what can I speak that does not already move in your own heart?" If peace and understanding are moving in the hearts of some people's hearts today, it is withered and suffering an infection of hate. You see my words are not directed solely at ourselves (the perceived victims) but the aggressors (the perceived killers) as well.