[MD] Barbarians & Hippies

[Platt Holden]

Arlo, 

You seem to suggest that cancer victims are partially to blame for 
their condition. I pray you do not become one through no fault of your 
own. The causes of many cancers are unknown.    

As for the hippie road to peace and prosperity, I and I'm sure others 
here are all ears. Perhaps you and Anthony will join forces to come up 
with a Hippie Manifesto that will be so Dynamic that Al-Qaeda will lay 
down their body bombs and become the Arab Salvation Army. We all 
earnestly hope so.

Platt
  

> Some continued interjected thoughts...
> 
> Someone suggested to me the other day the tumor-western medicine
> analogy. Historically, the western approach to tumors has been invasive
> surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy. Little attention has been placed
> on the behavioral and environmental alterations that could have
> prevented, or lessened, the depth of the tumor. Certainly, once the
> tumor is life-threatening there may be little choice BUT invasive
> procedures. However, a true physician would value the overall health of
> her/his patient rather than the moment of righteous pleasure that comes
> with attacking the tumor.
> 
> This is precisely the problem with the right-wing fanatics who continue
> to show they are more concerned with their own sense of righteousness,
> than with actually preventing "tumors" in the first place. Platt has
> asked if killing an intruder to protect your family is moral. And, while
> the answer is "yes", the situation is such that if I was REALLY
> concerned with the welfare of my family, I'd want to know what
> complicity I have had in putting them at risk.
> 
> This is the truth both sides refuse to acknowledge. The article Khaled
> sent a few weeks ago speaks of the stand-off this pissing contest has
> created. If neither side is willing to acknowledge ANY culpability or
> responsibility in creating this tumor, then not only will "war" be
> inevitable, but it will continue to produce more and more tumors, which
> then will blindly be met with cries for more "war".
> 
> Platt also continues to mention that the hippie revolution was a moral
> revolution that failed. I think that this is the KEY to moving forward
> with the MOQ. What we should do is go back to what the hippie movement
> did RIGHT and see where we could take it without falling prey to
> supporting only biological quality.
> 
> 
> Arlo
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