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The roots of our violent conflicts may reside in many
kinds of DIFFERENCES and SIMILARITIES. If we fail to
recognize, name, describe and be in dialogue about such
DIFFERENCES and SIMILARITIES---we are unlikely to resolve
the violent conflicts whose roots reside in them.
The roots of our violent conflicts may reside in
DIFFERENT people:
1. Wanting to have and control the SAME things,
territory, properties, ideals, ideas, etc.
2. Interpreting the SAME authoritative texts in
terms of their DIFFERENT personal understandings of the
meanings of words in the texts, and of the cultural
contexts within which they see the texts as being properly
interpreted.
3. Having been accepted as proper authorities ---
with the power to be in control over the SAME things,
territory, properties, ideals, ideas, etc.
4. Having accepted conflicting ideals, values and
principles --- as having ultimate importance and authority
over the SAME tribe, community, organization, game,
business, institution, etc.
5. Having internalized conflicting assumptions,
attitudes, perceptions, life-styles, and/or patterns of
intimacy --- as normal and worthy of respect --- within
the SAME tribe, community, organization, game, business,
institution, etc.
6. Having grown up learning to unthinkingly fear
different realities, images, ideas, ideals, cultures,
classes, assumptions, attitudes, perceptions, life-styles
and/or patterns of intimacy --- as ultimate threats to the
safety of their SAME community.
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