Excellent letter. You have said it all and you are right.
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From: "FrankandTeri" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:40 AM
Subject: I need help. I need hope. I need guidance on dealing with this
terrible disease.


> I need help.  I need hope.  I need guidance on dealing with this terrible
> disease.
>
> I don't need political opinions.
> I don't need religious views.
> I don't want to see people I care about and respect insulted.
> I don't want to see anyone's religious, political and personal views
> depicted as evil.
>
> I will seek the help and understanding of all here.
> I will provide the same to all regardless of their race, economic class,
> occupation, age, political or religious beliefs.
>
> It amazes me that Murray Charters can effectively post many articles
> regarding progress and failures and roadblocks and breakthroughs, many of
> which are a bit unflattering to the political leadership, and not wind up
in
> the middle of a political discussion.  After not much thought I came up
with
> the answer.  Murray posts the entire article many of which are from
> respected organizations.  He does so without degrading, insulting and
> negative political commentary.   Of course my opinion is many of these
> articles already reflect the political bias of the writers but that's
life.
> The writers rarely make obviously insulting judgment calls.  They, for the
> most part, provide some unbiased background and then some quotes from
people
> interviewed.  When the people interviewed are political candidates we
expect
> political rhetoric from them.  Please note those candidates are not
posting
> their rhetoric on this board.  Because of this Murray handles these
delicate
> subjects in a respectful manner.  Most of the posts are informational and
on
> target and of PD interest...
>
> Cheers to Murray.  Not sure of his political opinions, not sure of his
> religious beliefs and not sure of his education but I do know Murray does
> not try let his personal beliefs overshadow what he has taken on as a
> mission.  Murray try's to provide Hope, Help and Guidance through his
> complete compilations and posting on this board of on subject articles of
> interest to the PD community.
>
> Iraq, "Clinton Blow jobs", Haiti, Snake Pits, Venom, Forked tongues,
> accusations of lies, accusations of declaring war on all Americans,
> comparing the president to a terrorist, degrading peoples religious
beliefs
> even when they are not posted, insulting people who struggle with moral
> dilemmas and more, have no legitimate purpose for posting here.  If you
have
> those views they make great conversation among friends and enemy's.  They
> serve to divide and get your passions up.  They make you feel better when
> you voice them but they make you feel better at the expense of others.
>
> When people feel they must stand out from the crowd and feel superior
there
> are two ways they typically go about that.  The first is to proclaim they
> have a better way or they have the answer or they are faster, smarter,
> richer or prettier than others.  That of course is kind of grade school
> stuff.  The other is to knock everyone else around them down by insulting,
> degrading, declaring the other person is wrong, ugly, stupid or even of
the
> wrong race, religion or political party.  I'll take the first any time.
By
> declaring that you have a great idea and then trying to get people to join
> you in a positive manner to support you will unite people not divide them.
> When you divide them you will always reduce your chances for success even
if
> it turns out were right.
>
> I have not seen a single posting declaring those who believe in abortion,
> human cloning, abortive stem cell research as evil people who will be the
> downfall of all mankind.  I don't recall seeing any posts declaring
> President Clinton as the immoral scourge of the universe.  Not one... Yet
it
> seems we seek people with different beliefs out and declare them the
source
> of our suffering.  This does not serve to unite it serves to divide and
> declare them as unwanted and unworthy of our caring.  Gandhi, Christ,
Mother
> Theresa, Buddha, the Pope, John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King would
never
> act in a way that served to divide and degrade.   Each of these great
> leaders brought messages of hope unity and a better life for all.  They
all
> recognized that to move forward they had to provide examples of leadership
> that would raise them above the crowd and bring the crowd with them not
tear
> down the crowd around them.  They took unpopular chances and made a
> difference for all.  They tried to bring everyone with them as they rose
> above the crowd.
>
> Peace and love to all.
>
> Frank
>
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