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 %JUSTICE MAINTAIN APPEARANCES HONESTY AUTHENTICITY 050419
  %DISTRIBUTIVE VIOLENCE DECEPTION LIES PRETENTIOUS 050419
 %PROPHETIC CALLING VOCATION SPEAK TRUTH POWERFULLY 050419
  %ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS COERCION VIOLENCE RAPE SEX 050419
%NUCLEAR WEAPONS MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION DEVIL 050419
%CONCENTRATION WEALTH POWER MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE 050419

     What  does  it mean to say that we  should  "maintain
appearances"?    That  all depends upon what we have  been
doing  traditionally,   because it usually means  that  we
should maintain our traditions without asking questions!

     1.  Have  we  been  engaged in acts  of  distributive
justice?

     2.  Have we  been engaged in maintaining  a  powerful
system of distributive injustice?

     3.  Have  we  been playing collusive games of  mutual
self deception?

     4.  Have  we  been exposing to public view  collusive
games of mutual self deception?

     5.  Have  we  been  preparing to  kill  thousands  of
people whom we  do not know,  but have  labeled  as  evil-
enemies?

     6.  Have  we been preparing to engage in non-violent
resistance against the Fallen-Powers-That-Be as  described
by Walter Wink in his book "The-Powers-That-Be".

     The   phrase  "maintain-appearances"   suggests  that
honesty,   authenticity  and integrity are  NOT  important
virtues which should be augmented.  Be-aware of and beware
of people who are content to just   "maintain-appearances"
--- without any interest in virtues such as justice, due-
process, honesty, authenticity and integrity.

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