--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, Dove, you gave Judy a ten and me a nine. So my > answer to your fear question should also get a nine > and Judy's answer should get a ten. > > She is right in absolute terms. > In relative terms, she is dead wrong. When America > started torturing people, it was time to be afraid. > It always starts with the torture of people who are > far away and somehow different from us. Sooner or > later, it's your neighbor. And then it's you.
Yes, Angela, torture is indeed a slippery slope. That's how I feel about the tax system. > > But in terms of the Absolute, there is nothing to > fear, ever. And some people are able to live that way > and make it real in their lives. My grandfather was > such a man. He stood in front of a firing squad > completely unafraid. > > > > --- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > <snip> > > > Another 9-11 would do, but riots in every big city > > would do the > > > trick too. Blam, Martial Law, suspension of the > > vote, and jack > > > boots on every corner -- and every night, gunfire > > across the land. > > > > > > Please, someone talk me out of this! > > > > No point in even trying. You're projecting inner > > fears that you don't want to look at onto external > > situations, which you can examine and talk about > > openly. But they aren't what you're really afraid > > of. Only you can get to the bottom of your real > > fears. > > > > > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >