Re: Consensus/ was Another Bush Crime against humanity and Gaia

on 1/29/05 4:56 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote:

Dear friends,

How sad. We had begun with an (implicit) consensus on this list: that we all
needed to brainstorm ideas about how best to publicize, and help others
resist, the despicable corporate takeover of Iraqi agriculture.

But we were quickly distracted into petulant nitpicking about the nature of
"consensus." Rather like the ancient story of Jason defeating an army by
casting a pebble amongst them, that, as it bounced off their armor, set them
to quarreling amongst themselves. If we are this easy to distract from a
common purpose, no wonder the lockstep neofascist Republikans are creating
their brutal world empire virtually unopposed.

forest:
i agree in part (is that ok??? :-) ), but i do not feel sad that we
disagree, i am happy really that we all feel free to share and have
differing points of view....it offers a wider perspective of things......

tellis:
So let's get a grip, folks. It does not matter at all what "consensus"
is--it's just a word. What is important is to develop flexible, intelligent,
collaborative strategies, both long and short term, for practicing and
promoting worldwide Satyagraha against the Bush/Glomart juggernaut.

forest:
well to do that may require agreement on some definitions of concepts or
words we are using as a group, eh?????

tellis:
None of us can know ahead of time exactly what techniques will work best,
nor what forms of self-government are best adapted to cultures other than
our own.

forest:
well, we all have ideas/ideals in our minds about what might work/play
better and i see no reason why we should not debate them....such debates can
add more than the sum of the parts if one keeps an open mind and remembers
that we are simply sharing opinions rather than my way is the only
way....aloha,

-- 
forest
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