tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post883708817216189485..comments2023-10-31T09:50:07.091-06:00Comments on Marko Polo: Solutions?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072259264111848667noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post-26166816077969913632009-01-14T14:46:00.000-06:002009-01-14T14:46:00.000-06:00man, i leave one comment and i get hated on! the ...man, i leave one comment and i get hated on! the joke is that the first guy (anonymous fellow) said you were stupid and since i was technically leaving an "anonymous" note, i figured i should say the same thing. <BR/><BR/>and now people ripping on my college degree and testicles. what a true disaster! however, to answer your question, college did not offer any courses on maturity and it definitely made me no more clever than before : (<BR/><BR/>i like lotsa the stuff you're talking about though mark! i could definitely talk about the Kingdom all night, especially in contrast to USofA and the world at large. good day sir!<BR/><BR/>-anonymously yours, nathan textorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post-29132218054067591342009-01-13T16:34:00.000-06:002009-01-13T16:34:00.000-06:00Youre right it doesnt transfer well through the in...Youre right it doesnt transfer well through the internet... considering all the people who troll around for blogs to say something to.<BR/><BR/>I was TOTALLY playing about Nathan needing balls! It just didnt transfer well through text. ;)<BR/><BR/>-AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post-49767390354655759752009-01-13T16:23:00.000-06:002009-01-13T16:23:00.000-06:00Shanna (Mozart) -I think you're right. The implem...Shanna (Mozart) -<BR/>I think you're right. The implementation is the tricky part, but we HAVE seen some awesome evidence of passive resistance leading to greater cultural shifts and changes than any violence ever could. Gandhi, MLK Jr., Muhammed (PBUH), etc. These are people who understood that succumbing to violence doesn't change people, it just silences them for a while.<BR/><BR/>Lady A-<BR/>Nate's a good guy that I've known for close to ten years now. Guys just make fun of each other a lot and I don't think that kind of humor transfers well into writing. He really is a great guy though. Promise.<BR/>And you're right, people have to want these things for themselves, but I think that churches and other institutions can go a long way in that regard. Watching that video you sent me about Fast Food Nation made me think about it a lot. If we had an $18 billion advertising budget for peace, could we change people? I'm not sure about that answer, but the corporate world has done a pretty good job of convincing people that they "need" things they never even knew about before.<BR/>Is it possible to open people's eyes to needs they didn't even know they had before? It's an interesting question for me.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072259264111848667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post-33205696010100286262009-01-13T16:01:00.000-06:002009-01-13T16:01:00.000-06:00I think in any recorded history you will find that...I think in any recorded history you will find that "peace" is a relative term. In any case I dont think peace or its total opposite has ruled globally. Or ultimately.<BR/><BR/>I think there are moments of war, moments of revolution, moments of renaissance. It's cyclical.<BR/><BR/>Human nature hasnt changed a ton. We are however more educated than cavemen, and the information that got us there is easily accesible/recorded... and debated.<BR/><BR/>But as you know a college education can only give you theories, scientific facts, and pieces of paper that say youre "smarter" than you were. No degree gives you character, wisdom, or substance.<BR/><BR/>I dont think institutions like churches can give you more than what a college education can either.<BR/><BR/>People will have to want more (for themselves) than their regular mundane routines- if they wish to seek change or wisdom.<BR/><BR/>And I think Mozart is right... it comes in baby steps, that amount to waves, and potentially social change. Whether you are promoting ignorance/arrogance or honesty/compassion.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I think if your "friend" Nathan wants to call you stupid he ought to call it to your face. <BR/><BR/>Apparently college didnt offer him any courses in maturity. He must feel pretty clever with his degree... even though it didnt come with a pair of balls.<BR/><BR/>-Sorry Mark, I just dont feel particularly nice about that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595253270791554701.post-23706179438902882922009-01-13T13:10:00.000-06:002009-01-13T13:10:00.000-06:00That's all fine and dandy--but how well does turni...That's all fine and dandy--but how well does turning the other cheek actually work in practice? And how do we go about spreading this newfound sense of love and fellowship all around the globe (even to uneducated, brainwashed, starving people in third-world countries who know nothing <I>but</I> pain, violence, and survival of the strongest)? I'm not trying to be snarky or pessimistic here....I just honestly don't see how we could carry this out on a large scale. Baby steps, I guess....Mozarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098420179804637111noreply@blogger.com