Being kind can be viewed as being the opposite of being “self”-centered, where self can be me, my group, my race, or my nation. Being kind breaks down the barrier between “us” and “them”—the barrier that is one of the hallmarks of terrorism. This barrier can divide me from the rest of the world, or… [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…]
July 1, 2011
Waging peace is one of the three fundamental opposites we focus on. From our point of view terrorism is a tactic of warfare based on creating fear in their enemies with no concern for the loss of “innocent” lives. It is a way of solving the problems through the unbridled use of force. In contrast… [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 17, 2011
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