If you haven’t seen this yet
“We do not have to think that human nature is perfect for us to still believe that the human condition can be perfected. We do not have to live in an idealized world to still reach for those ideals that will make it a better place. The nonviolence practiced by men like Gandhi and King may not have been practical or possible in every circumstance, but the love that they preached — their faith in human progress — must always be the North Star that guides us on our journey.”
January 20th, 2010 at 11:00 am
When gangs of armed hodlums terrorize the people of Haiti in the midst of their despair, robbing people and aidefforts what would you do without soldiers ? Open a dialogue with the hodlums ?????? Sometimes you have to have the guts tó use force to protect god