egeckardt

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Non-Violent Communication as a Tool for Fomenting Social Change

loraxina @loraxina (4) • United States 29 Jan 08

I would love to hear people's thoughts on the potential for Non-Violent Communication (NVC) to contribute to activism and social change work. What role can compassionate, non-judgmental listening and self-expression have in...

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egeckardt NVC can work, but I think it plays into the hands of the establishment when a group binds themselves to this as an ideology. Gandhi said that their was nothing passive about his resistance, rather it was a tool that worked. When the establishment knows that a...

9 Aug 09

Please share how you overcome the emptiness feeling

myonlinepal @myonlinepal (29) • Philippines 22 Feb 07

Even though how happy you are, no matter how many friends we have and how complete are our families there are times that we feel an emptiness that lingers for hours and sometimes for days... Please share anything you do that will...

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egeckardt People feel empty because the world be live in is artificial, superficial and materialistic. In short our culture sucks. Just knowing that takes a lot of pressure off ones shoulders, because it is not your fault.

9 Aug 09

Is it more important to you to be liked or get what you want?

mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 9 Aug 09

Which is more important to you? Would you rather be universally liked (and in return maybe have to compromise some things) or would you prefer to always get what you want but perhaps not always be liked - and in some cases even...

get what i want

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egeckardt Neither, they are both very superficial goals. Try to be something positive and put out something good. Make your life make the world better. Selfish goals never accomplish this.

9 Aug 09

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What the World Really Thinks of Americans

princess07031980 @princess07031980 (5412) • United States 9 Aug 09

I have heard some scoffing and ridicule towards Americans here in the forums, and also various other places on the net. What do you think of Americans? Regardless of what you have heard before, has Mylot created a better...

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egeckardt I agree with you Druid. But I would like to add that the trash culture that you speak of was done intentionally. The quality of our culture is not important to our elites. Profits drive everything and you are seeing the results.

9 Aug 09

What the World Really Thinks of Americans

princess07031980 @princess07031980 (5412) • United States 9 Aug 09

I have heard some scoffing and ridicule towards Americans here in the forums, and also various other places on the net. What do you think of Americans? Regardless of what you have heard before, has Mylot created a better...

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egeckardt We have the world's greatest military machine, and we are a democracy, so it is important for the establishment to keep us under control. We are kept stupid by a relentless media machine that never stops lying to us. When 70% of us thought Saddam was linked to...

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