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%COMPROMISE INTEGRITIES INTEGRITY INTEGRATION IDEAL+030414
%FANATICAL EXTREMISTS TERRORISTS MILITARISTS PURIST+030414
 %REAL PERCEIVED PURIST ISOLATED IDEAL VALUE LOVERS+030414
%ACKNOWLEDGE GOOD DEVIL PERSON COMPLEMENTARY SINNER+030414
  %LACK MISSING IGNORED NEGLECTED BALANCE MUTUALITY+030414
  %LISTEN OPEN HONEST DIALOGUE COOPERATE VULNERABLE 030414

     In  real life there are a variety of different  kinds
of real and/or perceived instances of "compromising":

     1.  A purist in support of some  one isolated  ideal,
value  or  principle --- may  regard it as compromising to
acknowledge  that  any  complementary  ideal,   value   or
principle merits any degree of respect, honor or support.

     2.  A  fanatical  supporter of some team,  political-
party,    religious-position,    nation-state or  army ---
may  regard  it as compromising to listen-to,   engage-in-
dialogue  with,   or cooperate-in-any-way with anyone  who
affirms in-any-way   any-other-team,      political-party,
religious-position, nation-state or army.

     3.  An  insecure  and/or  defensive person  ---   may
regard  it as compromising  to be vulnerable to any  other
persons   at any time in any place;   because they  regard
security  to be  identical  to  total  invulnerability  in
all  times  and places.

     4.  A  fanatical  supporter of some set of  religious
purity  codes ---  may regard it as compromising  to  fail
to  maintain  faithful  observance of all aspects of   all
the purity  codes  which  they believe to be the  key   to
the maintenance of personal and communal integrity.

     5.  Some  people believe that it is compromising  for
them   to  fail  to  show  unqualified   reverence-toward,
respect-for,  honor-toward,  and support-of their  primary
focal:   ideal,    value,  principle,     political-party,
religious-position,   nation-state,   army,   purity-code,
etc.     They  are   often  willing  to  sacrifice   (with
virtually no thought or regret) their own integrity, other
peoples' integrities,  and the integrities of personal and
communal  relationships  ---   in the   service  of  their
idols.     Such  people  are idolaters  and  incapable  of
promoting    or    facilitation   personal   or   communal
integrity.    Their sacrifice of  integrities,   integrity
and  integration  does  not merit our reverence,  respect,
honor or support.

     It  is difficult for any person to make a  reasonable
case   for  sacrificing their  own  or   other    peoples'
integrities ---  in the name of promoting and facilitating
integration and integrities.  It is likewise difficult for
us  to reverence,  honor or support anyone who compromises
and  engages in the   destruction  of  any integrities ---
without  thereby compromising our own integrities.     Why
should anybody  do so?   How can doing so be truly helpful
to anybody?
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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