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Rolla Peace News November 3, 2015 |
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================================= Dear Friends:In this newsletter is: 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THIS WEEK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 2. LEADERS OR DEMAGOGUES? 3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Cyclone Chapala b) Gender Identity c) Nazi Gas-Chambers Revisited d) More Slouching Toward World War III ================================ 1. NOON VIGIL FOR PEACE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015We vigil for peace in front of the Rolla Post Office THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015, (and all subsequent Thursdays until peace is established) from Noon to 1:00 PM. Please try to join us. The temperature is predicted to be in the 60s. If you do not feel comfortable standing with us in front of the Post Office, please consider driving by and showing your support for our message by honking your horn and flashing a peace sign. 2. LEADERS OR DEMAGOGUES? This little piece by Robert Reich explores the qualities possessed by leaders, as opposed to those he calls demagogues. I had to look that one up. The dictionary definition of a demagogue is a leader who appeals to the desires and prejudices of the populace. It is usually used to denote those leaders who seek to enhance their own power, and do not have the best interests of their followers at heart. He gives examples of each type (in his opinion), and then goes on to rate some of the presidential candidates. Read the article if you want to find out who and what. The most interesting thing to me was the candidate he didn't mention at all: Hillary Clinton. Could he just not decide, or did he think his opinion would not be well received? If he really thought she was a leader, wouldn't he say so? Kind of makes you think. I wouldn't call this a must-read article, but it's less depressing than most. 3. THE MISFIT MATHEMATICIAN (Tom's column, http://tomsager.org) a) Cyclone Chapala b) Gender Identity c) Nazi Gas-Chambers Revisited d) More Slouching Toward World War III CYCLONE CHAPALA Cyclone Chapala made landfall on the coast of Yemen today bringing five years of rain to the coastal city of Mukalla in a matter of hours. Chapala is the first ever hurricane-strength cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea to make landfall. Chapala formed over record-warm waters and caused intense flooding to add to the woes of this impoverished, war-torn country. Along with Hurricanes Joaquin and Patricia, Chapala makes three monster storms since early October. How do you spell “human-induced global warming.” GENDER IDENTITY Several weeks ago, I found a link to this hilarious 16 minute John Oliver video on gender identity in my mail box. After watching it multiple times, I just had to photo-collage a cartoon on gender identity along with a story about gender identity straight out of Greek mythology. One aspect of gender identity rarely discussed is the effect of hormone-disrupting chemicals like atrazine on sexual development. Incidentally, this week a trans-gender student, represented by the ACLU, won a major victory in federal court. NAZI GAS-CHAMBERS REVISITED Dropping all pretense of being anything but a brutal occupation army, Israeli troops stormed the Aida Refugee Camp on the West Bank blasting tear gas with the message, “People of Aida Refugee Camp, we are the Occupation army," it proclaimed in Arabic. "Throw stones and we will hit you with gas until you all die - the youth, the children, the old people...You will all die. We will not leave any of you alive.” MORE SLOUCHING TOWARD WORLD WAR III “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” —Albert Einstein Two weeks ago I included a short snippet on how close we may be to World War III. Here's more on the subject . Wake up and smell the roses. Soon, there may not be any left. ================== Rolla Peace News is distributed by email once a week on Tuesday evenings (except on rare occasions) and is posted on the web at http://tomsager.org (click on Grassroots Rolla: top of rightmost column).If you don't wish to get notices of peace events in the Rolla area, let me know and I'll take you off this list. If you want to be added to this list, let me know. Wage peace, Helen helenm (at) fidnet.com ### |