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  %CAUSE REBEL ANGER ANIMOSITY RESENT ALIEN RESPOND 920825

     Coercion,   violence,   force,   anger,    deception,
entrapment,  imprisonment,  restrictions and their like---
are   counter-productive   as  tools  of  leadership   and
guidance.  Use of such tools engenders  rebellion,  anger,
resentment, alienation, estrangement and  misunderstanding
--- and  so   leads  in  turn  to  refusals   to   follow,
cooperate,  or  participate  as members of  the  community
which   is  lead  in  by  leaders  who  use  such   tools.
Tragically,  however,  the use of such tools leads to more
people  trying  to  use such tools to  achieve  their  own
disintegrative goals,  aims,  and ideals;    and so to the
disintegration    of    understanding,   cooperation   and
community.

     It  is  wise  to seek to avoid the use  of  coercion,
violence,    force,    anger,    deception,    entrapment,
imprisonment,   restrictions and their like---as tools  of
leadership  and  guidance.  It is wise to be  cautious  in
respecting  the use of such means as tools  of  leadership
and   guidance---because   of   the   rebellion,    anger,
resentment,  alienation, estrangement and misunderstanding
to which their use naturally leads.  Thus it is wise to be
cautious  in respecting those leaders who make use of such
disintegrative  tools.   We will do well  to  observe  and
honestly    talk   about   the   natural   and    frequent
disintegrative consequences of  our leaders'   use of such
tools.

     The  use of disintegrative tools flows  from  respect
for  disintegrative  ideals and values.   There  are  some
ideals  and  values  which lead naturally to  the  use  of
disintegrative tools;  the logic of such ideals and values
is compatible with the logic of the use of  disintegrative
tools.   Thus  such  ideals  and  values  are   inherently
disintegrative.   Those people who are the incarnations of
disintegrative   ideals  and  values  are  lead  by  their
disintegrative  ideals and values to  become  leaders  who
find it natural,  logical,  and reasonable  to make use of
disintegrative  tools.  Their ideals and values tragically
mis-lead  them  to use of disintegrative  tools,   and  to
neglect to use integrative tools.

     There  are  integrative values and ideals which  lead
people  naturally  to the use of only  integrative  tools.
People  who  are the incarnation of integrative ideals and
values naturally seek to avoid  the use of and respect for
disintegrative tools. Such people seek to work for persona
and    communal   integrity,    honesty,    understanding,
cooperation,   tolerance;  i.e.,  for shalom in  its  most
comprehensive communal/personal sense.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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