As some of you know, I've been thinking about PLUR recently. If
you haven't seen it yet, or haven't read it for a while, check
out the story of where the term came from (hi Laura!), and some
early discussion about it:
http://www.hyperreal.org/raves/spirit/plur/PLUR.html
http://www.hyperreal.org/raves/spirit/plur/PLUR_Future.html
http://www.hyperreal.org/raves/spirit/plur/PLUR_Definition.html
http://www.hyperreal.org/raves/spirit/plur/PLUR_Thread.html
Ten years of PLUR! Clearly time for a revival. *grin*
My thoughts keep leaning towards the need for PLUR in the
political process. The other day I heard a story of a friend
who went to a rally and got called a nazi because she didn't
want to hold a sign about Rachel Corrie. Many of my friends
(and I) have stopped attending the rallies sponsored by
A.N.S.W.E.R. because being anti-war and anti-Bush is NOT the
same as being flat-out 100% anti-Israel.
To work towards real peace, we need to start from a place of
love. It's not enough to have a gaggle of people marching in
the same general direction at approximately the same time -- we
need unity of purpose, and unity of message. And most of all,
we cannot build strong coalitions without respect for each
others' viewpoints.
(Please comment/discuss/etc! This is probably just the first in
a series of similar rants as I work out exactly what I'm trying
to say, and what I'm actually going to do about it.)
