Kids can't see us bombing, and then listen to us _x000D_ _x000D_ talking about getting guns out of the schools. _x000D_ _x000D_ How can we tell them to solve problems without violence, _x000D_ _x000D_ if, in fact, we can't show an ability to solve problems _x000D_ _x000D_ without violence?
Interpretation
The quote highlights the contradiction in promoting non-violence while engaging in violent actions.
Barbara Lee emphasizes the irony of advocating for non-violence in conflict resolution while simultaneously participating in violent acts, such as warfare. This raises a critical question about the message conveyed to children and society regarding how to approach and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence, ultimately challenging personal and societal values around peace and conflict resolution.
In practice
During a school assembly discussing peace and conflict resolution.
We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This is a sectarian war with long standing roots that were flamed when we invaded Iraq in 2003. Any lasting solution must be political and take into account respect for the entire Iraqi population.
We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and oversight before ever putting another U.S. solider in harm's way.
What we call our data are really our own constructions of other people’s constructions of what they and their compatriots are up to.
How do you know that you are not part of a book? That someone's not reading your story right now?
As for freedom, it will soon cease to exist in any shape or form. Living will depend upon absolute obedience to a strict set of arrangements, which it will no longer be possible to transgress. The air traveler is not free. In the future, life's passengers will be even less so: they will travel through their lives fastened to their (corporate) seats.
The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
Christ calls us to carry the Cross; churches call us to have fun in His name.
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