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Sun Aug 8 04:59:41 BST 2010

No offense to either side of the argument, but can we stop this
debate?  It's going to only cause problems and not be beneficial to
the spirit and purpose of this list.

On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 11:55 PM, Gross, Ronald
<Ronald.Gross at baystatehealth.org> wrote:
> What I understand is that a fanatic is a fanatic regardless of how you want to couch your terms or excuse their behavior.
> We have not "dehumanised" them.  They have  done that all by themselves by their actions, actions that they took on their own.  For those actions they are less than human and should be treated as the Nazis were after WWII.  Tried and hanged.
> Ron
> Typed (poorly) with my thumbs on my Blackberry!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jel Coward [mailto:jel at wildmedic.org]
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 11:31 PM
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> Subject: Re: Militants Kill Medical Aid Workers in Afghanistan
>
> On 10-08-07 06:14 PM, listasmsd wrote:
>>        Sad news when one reads tha one or more collegues are kill by fanatics.
>>
>>
> Very hard when folks that we can identify with are killed.
>
> We should remember though that one man's terrorist is another man's
> freedom fighter.
>
> And that the folks that did this probably consider themselves at war
> with the US and with 'Americans'.
>
> And that the folks that did this have deeply held religious beliefs that
> they may feel that Christian organisations are trying to usurp.
>
>
> Does any of the above make killings of innocent people right or good?
> Of course not.
>
> But will things get better if we opt for characterisation of others, via
> a process of de-humanisation , as 'fanatics'?  No, not at all.  The
> converse will likely happen.
>
>
> If we practice 'understanding', our views are likely to become closer
> approximations to truth.
>
> If we practice 'understanding', we are more likely to be able to find
> solutions.
>
> Offered humbly and with respect.
>
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