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Aurora on Big Business wins again!

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:55:26 -0700

I would like to say that I'm shocked and appalled to see that the Supreme Court voted DOWN a limit on campaign spending, but in this day and age, I'm just not.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponlin.....amp;emc=na

Aurora on Global warming - hoax?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:18:11 -0700

You’re right, Beverly, but you don’t need to go that far afield to see terrible pollution. Certainly the last couple of times I’ve been down to Los Angeles, the air was so thick in my lungs I felt like I’d smoked half a pack of cigarettes! It also reminds me of a quote from Pillow Talk – where Tony Randall says “You can feel the air in New York. It's got character.” Most major cities have pollution problems – though you’re right, it is often worse in Southeast Asia, where the laws aren’t so strict.

Peter Gregory on The foresight of good sci-fi

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:16:51 -0700

Heh – if you like that, check out Stephenson’s Snow Crash – it shows the dark, seedy underbelly of the ‘Dark Ages’ Asimov talks about!

Rob Martin on The foresight of good sci-fi

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:16:03 -0700

I just read The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov. It’s really eerie how science fiction written decades ago is delineating out what’s happening on the planet now. Definitely recommended.

Peter Gregory on Military spending

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:14:26 -0700

But isn’t it also true that the best offense is a good defense? Most of our problems stem from trying to maintain an Empire overseas; if we left them to their own devices, we wouldn’t rattle the hornet’s nest, and provoke them to attack us.

Beverly Malcolm on Obama's "No, we CAN'T!"

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:13:19 -0700

The conspiracy theorist in me almost believes that it was a plot to undermine even further our belief that we can ever make a significant change in the way our government (or our society) is managed…

Demosthenes on Obama's "No, we CAN'T!"

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:11:10 -0700

I frankly find it fascinating that Obama ran on a campaign of “Yes We Can” make a difference in how Washington is managed, only then to make virtually no difference at all in his first year in office. Thoughts?

Demosthenes on Military spending

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:10:04 -0700

Of course they don’t spend as much, they don’t have to, because we remain ever-vigilant as the world’s police.

Wendy Moonfire on Military spending

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:08:27 -0700

It seems to me that a big part of our problem in the US is the high percentage of our budget that is spent on the military. There are so many other ‘developed’ nations that don’t spend a fraction of what we do, so why don’t we just stop?

Beverly Malcolm on Global warming - hoax?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:05:44 -0700

Regardless of whether or not Global Warming is ‘a real issue,’ it’s always a good idea to move towards sustainable energy sources that reduce pollution of all kinds. But the coal and oil industries have been ‘the Big Boys’ for so long that they’re (understandably) unwilling to let go of the power they currently wield over Western society – so they try to lull us into thinking the argument is about something that it’s not. The question of whether or not the ice caps are melting is not something most of us find immediacy in. But whether or not we’re breathing in exhaust fumes, or have petroleum runoff in our drinking water, that’s something we’re faced with every day. Trust me, if you've ever been in an open vehicle in Bangkok or Manila, you know exactly why we don't want that kind of pollution to continue and get worse.

Beverly Malcolm on Silent boyfriend

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:04:41 -0700

Well, frankly, I don't trust a man who says he loves me all the time. Me, I prefer the strong, silent type. Give me a Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice any day, or (also played by Colin Firth) the "quietly sardonic" Mr. Whittaker in Easy Virtue. Besides, Jane, maybe you enjoy the attempts to bend his will more than you would enjoy actually having your boyfriend do what you want. Or if you really do want a guy you can change and mold, maybe this one really isn't the guy for you.

PJS on Silent boyfriend

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:01:45 -0700

There's a great Greek myth about just this problem. On her wedding day, Eurydice was tragically killed and like all good classical Greeks, descended into Hades, the underworld. Because she'd been a good person she went to the Elysian Fields, a very pleasant place. Her groom Orpheus, the equivalent of a rock star, was grief-stricken and quit playing his lyre and singing. The world was a colder, greyer place without his music, so the gods agreed to let him descend into the underworld to search for her. The trick was that if he could find Eurydice and bring her back - without speaking a word to her or looking at her - she would be granted back her life. Speak one word or take one glance and she would remain dead forever. Driven by his passionate love and loyalty, Orpheus bravely made his way through all the terrifying barriers to the underworld and finally found the Elysian Fields. He started playing and walking slowly back up the road out of Hades. Eurydice, hardly daring to believe her ears, was drawn after him. From initial ecstasy at seeing him and hearing his gorgeous music, she was soon in despair because he would not answer her calls and would not look at him. She thought she was hallucinating, or that he was a ghost sent to torment her.

She kept following, closer and closer, proclaiming her love and pleading with him to acknowledge her presence, to look at her, to speak to her, to say he loved her. Orpheus's heart was breaking because he could not reassure her with words lest he break the spell and she be condemned to eternal death. He felt that the fact that he ventured through danger to come get her, that he was playing his most beautiful music, that he was leading her back to light and life should be enough – yet she kept demanding to hear him say he loved her.

Finally he could no longer resist her pleas. He turned, looked at her, and declared, “I love you".

She was immediately whisked back down into the underworld and Orpheus stood on the threshold of life, alone again.

A point we can draw from this is that men are visual and women are aural. We want to hear the words of love, they want to see the images of love. To demand that your boyfriend tell you he loves you is not only missing the point, it can be damaging and potentially fatal to your relationship. To me, the point is not what he says but how he acts. Does he treat you with respect? Though he may not speak of it, does he show you love? And ask yourself, what is it you hope to gain from having him speak the words, anyway? Once you figure that out, you may determine that you already have what you're looking for. Or, you could figure out that you've set a test you know he'll fail because you're looking for a way to break up.

Regardless, recognizing that male and female brains and consciousnesses work very differently at the Physical and Emotional levels can bring you understanding and hopefully, some peace of heart. We go into this in both AB 101 (The Basics) and AB 102 (AB’s in Love), either or both of which might be useful for you if you feel you need more guidance.

Aurora on GREAT movie about Organics!!

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:54:24 -0700

George, you took the words out of my proverbial mouth, as I reviewed that film for DVDfile.com; one of the most important things that we can do, as we look around ourselves and see how much of our society has become flawed, is to look for what we can do about it. It’s so easy to get caught up in fear and inertia, taking no action, which only leads to more decay and degradation.

If you’re interested in this subject matter, it’s also worth looking at Bill Mollison’s work in Permaculture – this is my favorite interview of him.

George Dooley on Reality TV

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:51:16 -0700

I am SO TIRED of Reality TV. I used to get so excited about television in the evenings, all the stories about people I’d never meet, and places I’d never see. But now it’s all people who might live down the street from me, and whether they can dance or sing or lose weight or eat a plate of bugs. And I HATE it! I thought about trying to start a letter writing campaign, but when I told my coworkers about it, they didn’t seem to understand why I wasn’t addicted to the shows like they are. Are there other people who feel the same way that I do? What can we DO about it?

George Dooley on GREAT movie about Organics!!

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:50:24 -0700

Oh my god, I just watched Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution and I HAD to share it with everyone! It’s totally different from all those fear-mongering movies, that just show us what’s wrong– this one actually has suggestions for what we can DO about it!