You know, I have stopped being able to think of things like ( Read more... )

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If i hear another facile comparison to the Nazis or apartheid,
i'm gonna spew.
If people really want to fight that kind of thinking here,
then i'd encourage them not to polarise the issues,
and be prepared to consider situations in all their complexity,
using their whole brain,
not just the kneejerking brainstem.

( You don't resolve conflict by )

Let's separate the issues of blame and responsibility.
Both those words've been as over-used and abused as "natural",
but as a general starting point, i'll say that
blame is something to label (usually other) people with,
and responsibility is something you take upon yourself,
because it's important to you, part of who you are.

( What is blame anyway? )