Tag Archives: Kindness

Brutality Is Not the Answer

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Someone said:  “I support capital punishment for any person who sexually molests a child.  One cure.  One bullet.” I said, no, that’s just fascism and, when asked for suggestions, wrote the following. /// Oh, this is a layered, subtle topic. … Continue reading →

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Make Fear & Hate Irrelevant

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Feeling panic beginning to set in? That harsh edge of peer pressure starting to make you jittery and sick in the stomach? Remember something: Corporate media makes shit up to replace facts, then drums those shit points into everyone’s head … Continue reading →

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IFF

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Enlightened, rational adults think the teabaggers are ignorant and backward thinking but they are actually just representatives of a different, enemy culture, the one our ideals fight against. The one America was founded to fight against. The one that dominates … Continue reading →

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Personal Code of Ethics – A Guest Essay by Niklaus Stewart

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Gene Stewart

My youngest son wrote this last night as part of a school assignment. Makes me proud and humbles me. /// Do no harm to others, be it physical, mental, or emotional in nature (i.e. do not physically hurt another human … Continue reading →

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A Brief Yap About Civility In Public Discourse

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Civility is based upon respect. We can disagree but, if I respect you, I can very likely respect your opinion, too, and our differences become a basis for discussion and mutual learning and compromise. That is how politics was supposed … Continue reading →

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