The basic idea behind “the opposites of terrorism” is that we don’t want to respond to terrorism or the threat of terrorism in a manner that advances the terrorists’ aims. Rather, we want to respond to terrorism by doing the “opposite” of terrorism, whatever that may be. This morning I found the following post on… [Read more…]
July 2, 2011
With the tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001 coming up, I thought it might be a good idea to resurrect the old TOOT project. TOOT was one response This blog to the fear, hatred and hopelessness many of us experienced in the aftermath of 9/11, and that we still experience today. I invite you to explore this site, and… [Read more…]
June 28, 2011
Within a few months of 9/11/2001 we knew that the TOOT parties were the opposite of terrorism, but that still left the question, “What is the opposite of terrorism?” beyond the parties. We knew what the opposite of terrorism wasn’t. It wasn’t feeling frightened, powerless or hateful. It wasn’t trying to protect ourselves by killing those… [Read more…]
July 3, 2011
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