[Dialogue] Bending History ... I've got questions.

[Jim Baumbach]

Unfortunately, "fighting fire with fire" makes enemies in my heart of 
those who have made me their enemy by the separating us: "we versus 
them."  Although I fully agree with the concept of "the culture of 
responsible government," it still puts them outside and we inside.  
Instead, I would recommend that "the culture of life" has all the 
inspiration and potential as we focus the culture of life to include all 
of life not just part of it.  All of life includes those to whom we 
cause innocent suffering.  It includes sustainable lifestyle of all of 
life on our planet.

We should all take up the chant and expand it to universal 
comprehensiveness.  A comprehensiveness that includes the poor, the 
disenfranchised, the suffering children and families, the unhealthy, the 
unlovable as well as the "nice people."

We are truly the culture of life people because we hold all life as 
precious.  And our job is to expand the mindset of our nation (or shift 
the paradigm if that is more helpful).  We don't let some trivial minds 
use Terri Shiavo as their political rallying icon while denying children 
around the US and the world adequate health care, housing, nutrition and 
education.

"THE CULTURE OF LIFE" is truly a two edged sword and we should be 
shouting it from the housetops and in every media format available.  And 
anyone using that phrase must be held accountable for it's most profound 
meaning.

Jim Baumbach

gdtolman at comcast.net wrote:

>something short/sweet/imaginal to send to my elected representatives.
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>thanks Cynthia!
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>Geri Tolman in Boston where the snow has finally melted/evaporated from my yard.
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>>made me think that we need to create powerful images/phrases that carry our 
>>vision. 
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>>Why aren't the Democrats and others coining the phrase "Culture of 
>>Responsible Freedom" and blasting it across the waves -- and calling the others 
>>pushing 
>>the "Culture of Government Intrusion". 
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