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Old 08-23-2005, 12:43 AM   #10
Neil Mick
Dojo: Aikido of Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Re: "higher" callings...

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Mark Walsh wrote:
Neil - Uplifting first post, cheers. You're clearly getting too much sun in Sanata Cruz. Go live in England for a bit, or house trade with Jean over the winter

There's two basic ideas about folks that have been battling out for a while:

1. People are basically good and should be left alone to get on with things. French then American idea I think. Also zen.

2. People are basically bad so they need to be controlled. Dates back to The (story of the) Fall. Leads to rules and taxes (watch both liberals and conservatives go running).

Jean - I'm a bit confused as to which side you stand on here? Me, it depends what side of the bed I wake up in.
LoL, good to see you on aikiweb, Mark (HEY! How come YOU get the cool UN flag, as your home country? ). Just my 2 cents...of course, I inevitably think it's option 1. Also, of course, I have my rationale...if anyone wants to hear it.

In the meantime, back to you, Jean.
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