Comments on: 9/11 - Forward Focus http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/ Observations and Interests of Kendall Schoenrock - Web 2.0, Startups, Technology, & Other Fun Stuff Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: 9/11 Forward Focus [Repost] http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-6951 9/11 Forward Focus [Repost] Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:35:22 +0000 http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-6951 [...] [Repost: 9/11 Forward Focus] [...] [...] [Repost: 9/11 Forward Focus] [...]

]]> By: Erland Anderson http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-13 Erland Anderson Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:19:22 +0000 http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-13 Thanks to Carmina I discovered your blog. I have been perplexed by these same issues during the last few years--actually going back to the Vietnam Era. Critical thinking and inner exploration is not highly prized in a sound-bite, media-driven culture, but I dare to keep teaching Plato's GORGIAS in my English 1B class and find solace in literatures of peoples all over the world which prove that most people want to lead decent lives of love and connection, not hate and fear. As Kansas-born poet, William Stafford puts it: "There are Aunt Mabels all over the world/ Or their graves in the rain." Thanks to Carmina I discovered your blog. I have been perplexed by these same issues during the last few years–actually going back to the Vietnam Era. Critical thinking and inner exploration is not highly prized in a sound-bite, media-driven culture, but I dare to keep teaching Plato’s GORGIAS in my English 1B class and find solace in literatures of peoples all over the world which prove that most people want to lead decent lives of love and connection, not hate and fear. As Kansas-born poet, William Stafford puts it: “There are Aunt Mabels all over the world/ Or their graves in the rain.”

]]> By: Carmina Platt http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-7 Carmina Platt Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:32:19 +0000 http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-7 Hey Kendall... another outstanding blog!!! Keep them up, we love to know your opinion on history, and every day occurances. Thanks for sharing. Hey Kendall… another outstanding blog!!! Keep them up, we love to know your opinion on history, and every day occurances. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Toby DiPasquale http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-4 Toby DiPasquale Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:46:21 +0000 http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-4 Absolutely. This country was founded on the principle that governments of men were fallible and required the citizenry to question them regularly and even be prepared to replace them should they get out of control (i.e. the right to bear arms). For me, I think repairing our reputation requires us to stay out of the affairs of others more often than we are now. We haven't really done a good job in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up to this point despite repeated efforts to resolve it. Perhaps it is not up to us to resolve? Absolutely. This country was founded on the principle that governments of men were fallible and required the citizenry to question them regularly and even be prepared to replace them should they get out of control (i.e. the right to bear arms).

For me, I think repairing our reputation requires us to stay out of the affairs of others more often than we are now. We haven’t really done a good job in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict up to this point despite repeated efforts to resolve it. Perhaps it is not up to us to resolve?

]]> By: AMS http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-3 AMS Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:55:15 +0000 http://www.kendallschoenrock.com/blog/index.php/2006/09/11/911-forward-focus/#comment-3 <p class="MsoNormal">Kendall, I agree with a lot of your points. Being a citizen of a world superpower country brings numerous benefits and a high quality of life, but with that comes great responsibility. We all have an obligation to take our role in the policy decision making process seriously realizing that decisions today will impact the shape of the world to for years to come. 9-11 was not a fluke occurrence or something that happened by chance. The path of events that lead to that day were set in motion years, even decades before. And in the same way, actions we take and decisions we make today may have positive or negative impacts we cannot imagine in 20 years. History will be the ultimate judge.</p> Kendall, I agree with a lot of your points. Being a citizen of a world superpower country brings numerous benefits and a high quality of life, but with that comes great responsibility. We all have an obligation to take our role in the policy decision making process seriously realizing that decisions today will impact the shape of the world to for years to come. 9-11 was not a fluke occurrence or something that happened by chance. The path of events that lead to that day were set in motion years, even decades before. And in the same way, actions we take and decisions we make today may have positive or negative impacts we cannot imagine in 20 years. History will be the ultimate judge.

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