permaculture

[seaseal <seaseal@got.net>]

Dissent is what sharpens our thinking, allowing a new view, a new  
perspective. The desire to stifle dissent---as is going on with Wiki  
Leaks--is to me a dangerous symptom of autocratic control. Dissent is  
good.

The very benefit of these lists is the opportunity to read diverse  
ideas and views. When we disagree with a point of view, as adults we  
can challenge it or ignore it.

If a viewpoint is at great odds with the general trends of thinking in  
the group, no one will respond, and the writer will understand the  
concept if not the actuality of "shunning" and will eventually grow  
tired of the silence.

Cecile
seaseal@got.net

Vision without action is a daydream.

          Action without vision is a nightmare.

               --Japanese proverb