Posted on 06/11/2003 7:38:46 AM PDT by CChoicemaker
IDEAS? Thank you, Mr. Jefferson!
Many of us agree that 'ideas' represents an anemic effort by the U.S. in dealing with Iraq and other Middle East countries - and a few others. Pushing a concept of 'democracy' is rightly perceived as merely 'political' and thus unacceptable under their philosophical and religious criteria and appears to be shallow when compared to America's true potential offering to the world out of our unique founding and inventive creative-growth values and experiences.
The definitive in human nature is the ability to make choices at the individual level. (Is there any other kind of human? 'Groups' are verbal conveniences - not Reality.) All humans share in this true depiction of our nature. Man is earth's choice-maker.
Such a valid assertion undercuts every alien opinion and is verified everywhere on planet Earth daily. Thus, nature itself has laid the foundation for every human relationship, institution, and social act.
What are our leaders waiting for? Mr. Jefferson's statement, "all men are endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" says the same thing. (Liberty is internal - the ability to choose. Freedom is external - the opportunity to choose.)
As I taught my 5th Graders for over 30 years, it is as natural a requisite for man the choice-maker to require Freedom as for a gold- fish to need water!
Please take part in placing this concept before the leadership of our nations.
Warm regards, Jim Baxter Santa Maria, CA
For the complete statement, see:
"What is man...?" Earth's Choicemaker http://www.geocities.com/James-Baxter/
P.S. I successfully taught this concept in public, private, and Christian schools for 30 years. My choicemaker-based civics workbook (Gr. 5-8) won numerous awards in the '60's and was placed in the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abilene, KS, by "Ike," himself.
Isn't it time for a universal "Season of Generation-Choicemaker" to flower world-wide and bear fruit? Mr. Jefferson would agree. I trust you and others will also agree. JFB
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