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  %CONCENTRATE DIVERSIONARY ATTENTION MITIGATE EVIL 050823
  %BIAS NEWS PREJUDICE IGNORANCE ALIENATION ANXIETY 050823
%DOMINATE VIOLATE COERCE ARROGATE VIRTUE VICE LOVER 050823
 %TRUE TRUTH HEALTHY REFLEXIVE RELATIONS OBJECTIONS 050823
  %NEGATION AFFIRM ACCEPT REJECT EXCLUSIVE EXCLUDED 050823
%EXCOMMUNICATE ARROGANCE SELF RIGHTEOUS VIOLENCE ID 050823
%RESENT REVENGE EVEN SCORE CONTEST WIN LOSE FAIL IT 050823

     It  is irrational to believe that it will be possible
to mitigate: domination,  violence,  coercion,  arrogance,
and related vices:

     1.  By adopting the set  of assumptions and attitudes
demonstrated  by  the  most  forceful  advocates  of  such
behaviors ---  in trying to overcome them by  using  their
favorite means.

     2.  While  still ignorant of the deep  roots  of  the
emotions,  beliefs,  assumptions, attitudes and prejudices
which  are highly correlated with demonstrations  of  such
vices.

     3.  While  believing  that what is required is  MORE:
force,   power,   wealth,  technologies,  experts,   self-
confidence,   weapons,  pretentiousness and arrogance  ---
than has been demonstrated in the past.

     4.  While  believing that exclusivity,   alienations,
excommunications,    and  superiority  over  our   labeled
enemies  are the essential ingredients for any  successful
war against such vices.

     5.  While   believing   that  evil  is   located   in
individual labeled people who are INFERIOR-TO-US;   rather
than    in   OUR-DYSFUNCTIONAL-RELATIONSHIPS   with   such
alienated people.

     6.  While assuming and believing  that  the  greatest
and most-important actions  are  the UNILATERAL-actions of
DOMINANT-INDIVIDUALS ---  rather than the healthy-lives of
cooperative-communities   of   gracious-peace-makers   who
effectively  resolve troubling conflicts  among-themselves
together on the WAY-of-SHALOM.

     7.  Acting  as  if it is more important who wins  and
who  loses;   than  who  work  together  cooperatively  in
gracious  ways  which  are:  open,  honest,   healing  and
facilitating  both personal and communal integrations  and
integrities.

     8.  Concentrating much  Diversionary-Public-Attention
upon Spectator-Sports which feature:  conflict,  violence,
opposition,  negation  and destruction within:  athletics,
entertainment,   business,   races,  contests,   politics,
religion, and luxury living --- away from Patient-Tenacity
in   facilitating   and  promoting  cooperation   in   the
Integrative-Way of Shalom.

                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
                      "Search for Honesty and Integrity"
                    (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy)


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