Re: [EXTERNAL] Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun | Video on TED.com

Posted by Gary Schiltz-4 on Feb 15, 2012; 12:21am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Peter-van-Uhm-Why-I-chose-a-gun-Video-on-TED-com-tp7279097p7286127.html

Thanks for such a balanced and thoughtful message. Thank goodness for ramblings and ramblers

Gary

On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Steve Smith wrote:

"Some people say we never use nuclear weapons. The truth is we use nuclear weapons every day to keep the world safe..."

-The Honorable Andrew C. Weber, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs

"If you came upon two men in the road with one fist gripping eachother's collar and the other cocked back ready to strike, but not yet having struck, would you call that Peace?"

- The Dalai Lama, Spiritual and (formerly) political leader of the Tibetan people and a worldwide Buddhist Community

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<rambling personal anecdote>
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- Steve

On Feb 12, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:

When I spent 2 years at Syracuse University helping 273 draftees avoid going to the failed Vietnam war, I was completely surprised by the military: they were smart, willing to listen, and amazingly, decided to let 273 war protesters not go to the war.

This was in stark contrast with the civilian authorities (the Draft Board) who were deaf, dumb and blind in comparison.

So this led me to watch this strange TEDx where the talk was on "Why I chose a gun" 

http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_van_uhm_why_i_chose_a_gun.html

   -- Owen

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