Why is the U.S. in the middle of everything?
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- mynameisgod0
because we have a god given entitlement to step into everyone's lives. Actually, I'd say that it is more the government. I can't believe that the majority of Americans want to go to war. Then again, a majority of Americans don't live on a target either. The idea of a weighing out the pros and cons of a war change dramatically when the thought of losing your home as a by product. What does my opinion do anyway? I'm not even a pawn in this issue. I'm just a rent check, taxible bank account, and a statistic. I think I'll eat at McDonalds today to smooth it over with Uncle Sam. Damn, that was a bitter message. Maybe I should go back to smoking?
- monkeyshine0
feminine reasoning... hhmm.. somehow I just knew this was my fault.
these evil people..how do we contain them? Mr. Dong, go read Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil".
- Bluejam0
People need to forget about nationality, we're all stuck on this great big piece of rock called 'earth' travelling at incomprehensible speeds through the universe.
It's about time we stopped for a second and took a good look around us.
First and foremost, we're all f®©king human beings.
Respect that.
- frow0
I like to eat pie and watch the WizArd oF Oz.
- frow0
My sentiments exactly, frow.
- kote0
it is called a pre-emptive strike.
Saddam can suck a D@&k
- toolius0
Kote, stop fanning the flames of war and take a little enlightenment from YOUR OWN website. You seem to be a fan of the TAO yet you act like one who has been schooled at the SS.
Read from your website.. the TAO..
18. THE DECAY OF ETHICS
When the way of the Tao is forgotten,
kindness and ethics need to be taught;
men learn to pretend to be wise and good.All too often in the lives of men,
filial piety and devotion
arise only after conflict and strife,
just as loyal ministers all too often appear,
when the people are suppressed.31. MAINTAINING PEACE
Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are abhorred by those who follow the Tao.
The leader who follows the natural way
does not abide them.The warrior king leans to his right,
from whence there comes his generals' advice,
but the peaceful king looks to his left,
where sits his counsellor of peace.
When he looks to his left, it is a time of peace,
and when to the right, a time for sorrow.Weapons of war are instruments of fear,
and are not favoured by the wise,
who use them only when there is no choice,
for peace and stillness are dear to their hearts,
and victory causes them no rejoicing.To rejoice in victory is to delight in killing;
to delight in killing is to have no self-being.The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing.50. THE VALUE SET ON LIFE
In looking at the people, we might see
that in the space twixt birth and death,
one third follow life, and one third death,
and those who merely pass from birth to death,
are also one third of those we see.He who lives by the way of the Tao,
travels without fear of ferocious beasts,
and will not be pierced in an affray,
for he offers no resistance.
The universe is the centre of his world,
so in the inner world
of he who lives within the Tao,
there is no place
where death can enter in.53. EVIDENCE
When temptation arises to leave the Tao,
banish temptation, stay with the Tao.When the court has adornments in profusion,
the fields are full of weeds,
and the granaries are bare.
It is not the way of nature to carry a sword,
nor to over-adorn oneself,
nor to have more than a sufficiency
of fine food and drink.He who has more possessions than he can use,
deprives someone who could use them well.60. RULING
To rule a country,
one must act with care,
as when frying the smallest fish.If actions are approached,
and carried out in the natural way,
the power of evil is reduced,
and so the ruler and the ruled
are equally protected.
They will not contrive to harm each other,
for the virtue of one refreshes the other.68. WITHOUT DESIRE
An effective warrior acts
not from nihilistic anger,
nor from desire to kill.He who wins should not be vengeful.
An employer should have humility.If we wish for peace and unity,
our dealings with our fellow man
must be without desire for self-advantage,
and carried out without contention.75. INJURING THROUGH GREED
When taxes are too heavy,
hunger lays the people low.
When those who govern interfere too much,
the people become rebellious.When those who govern demand too much
of people's lives, death is taken lightly.
When the people are starving in the land,
life is of little value,
and so is more easily sacrificed by them
in overthrowing government.....
So now master kaufman, you have been learned.
- surfito0
both sadam and bush suck and shouldnt be there.
theyre causing conflict to the rest of the world. all the countries should get together and take them both out.
- unknown0
doctorninja. If you need any help or hosting for that. let me know.
- kote0
toolius - copied from other thread:
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nice Toolius -
I like the homework man...shows dedication.
Bush is clearly not a Taoist.
You might want to see what the Tao says about when maniacs attack you to prove a point to thier god and the world.
I like the Tao, and the I Ching. I do my best to live my life in accordance with peacful teachings. However this is not always possible. I still love the man that tries to kill me - however, it is sometimes nescessary to smother him with that love...smother him to death...so that others are not injured in the future.
- unknown0
more wasted time
- toolius0
The biggest waste of time is posting in a thread you despise.
....and not stopping the war.
- unknown0
yes I will stop it 2morrow, uhmmmm no wait don't actually think I can sorry mate, want peace too though!
- surfito0
so, will this war beggin a new art movement? i cant wait to see the new art movement, how will it be called?
nuquelorism? evilduism? postbushism?
- unknown0
evilbastardism or oldirtbastardism he hee