Why start this blog?

This post is lost at the bottom of the stack,

but I think it's a good time to bring back to the top of the stack for reference sake.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Why start this blog?

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Because I'm disappointed

both in our establishment and in the public's docile acquiescence

to the steady flow of officialdom's

misinformation, destructive actions and unnecessary failures.

I'm heartbroken by

our governmental and corporate leaders

steadfast refusal to honestly examine

the undeniable challenges our society is facing.

Simply because fulfilling greed comes first.

The media is especially maddening

because they seem dedicated to broadcasting

delusion & misleading sensationalism

intent on distraction

rather than supporting

a substantive learning process.

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I'm also a believer in our Founding Father's brand of Free Speech.

A Free Speech that wasn't about talking, so much as dialoging.

This form of speech requires an attuned receiver.

The listeners suspend judgment

long enough

to absorb what is actually being said

before returning to evaluation mode & judgment calls.

The benefit is that it allows us to better understand

why we should disagree -

or, it might open up

unexpected knowledge & potentials.

In dialogue once a speaker finishes, he, she reverts back to listening

and thinking.

It's an expression of

respect & acknowledging our mutual humanity...

a good thing to do.

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I know I don't have any answers

but I also know I have something worthwhile

to inject into the greater dialogue

please read on.......