| ker: Subjective Vs. Objective. | | | | violence will be the deaths primarily of innocent |
| In Marlet August 17, 2006 issue, Dan Ben-Aron, the | | | | people." |
| author of "AIDS conference shunned by Harper" | | | | There are more than one ways to express our |
| article, Mr. Harper is known for his lack of words, | | | | opinion. I would like to see Mr. Harper would be |
| which very noticeable from his decision of "not | | | | gentler to others in his speech. We have the right to |
| attending the Toronto conference. The source says | | | | express them, but not at the expense of others; |
| Mr. Harper decision not to attend a major international | | | | HOWEVER, I do feel that a leader of a country shall |
| humanitarian conference in Toronto is consistent with | | | | offer vision for citizen when the opinions are |
| the views of Canadian politicians and their | | | | scattered. Surely, government needs to listen and |
| constituents." (p5) | | | | respect all citizens' right, including freedom of |
| I agree. I think it is also partially Liberal problem, | | | | different opinions, but leaders exist because they |
| because Liberal had been in office for so long. I feel | | | | have a role in providing guidance when we face |
| that it just another political game, so I laughed so | | | | uncertainty. We voted and entrusted our |
| hard. It is Canadians problem. | | | | government to make prompt decision when we are |
| Google: conciliator: someone who tries to bring peace | | | | in crisis or in needs of unity. |
| Conciliators do not: | | | | MOREOVER, we need to make a stance even we |
| Make decisions for disputing parties; | | | | are peacemaker. If A says he is protecting animal |
| Make judgments about who is right, who is wrong or | | | | right and trying to make peace between human and |
| what the outcome of the dispute should be; | | | | animal, that is a stance. People probably will not claim |
| Tell people what to do; | | | | that when A is trying to defend the right of the |
| Make rulings; | | | | animal, that A is being unfair. We all can handle our |
| Force parties to participate in the conciliation process. | | | | own problems, but when our life is threatened, we |
| "Canada as peacekeeper is no longer valid
[Scott] | | | | need people to support us. And it is perfectly fine |
| Taylor, who has been a professional soldier, war | | | | too to take neutral, as long as we really |
| correspondent, and bestselling author of five books | | | | communicate to both sides of the parties. |
| on the Canadian military, doesn't buy Prime Minister | | | | And actually, all the objective goals started with |
| Stephen Harper's 'we don't cut and run' stance on | | | | subjective ones. Use last example, A really loves |
| Afghanistan. 'We have more of a reputation of | | | | dogs, so he/she starts to work in a pet clinic. The |
| cutting and running than we have of staying the | | | | original goal is subjective. The objective goal might be |
| course" The Epoch Times, August 24-30th issue. | | | | trying to build the bond between his clients and his |
| Google: stance: position: a rationalized mental attitude | | | | dogs. |
| According to The Epoch Times, Canada's foreign | | | | September 22, 1862: President Lincoln issues |
| policy is changing to align more with our neighbor | | | | Emancipation Proclamation, granting freedom to |
| country, United States. Apparently, in July 19, 2006 | | | | slaves in areas of the South in active rebellion on 1 |
| issues of National Post's article, "Neutral stance | | | | January 1863. He took his stance. |
| rejected--Opposition criticizes Harper's tough talk" | | | | "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was the pioneer |
| echo this comment: the Interim federal Liberal leader | | | | [
] of Satyagraha resistance through mass civil |
| and former foreign affairs minister Bill Graham was | | | | disobedience strongly founded upon ahimsa (total |
| quoted, "Canadian are becoming more align with | | | | non-violence) came to be one of the strongest |
| America, that Canada needs to keep some distance | | | | driving philosophies of the Indian Independence |
| so it can be part of a diplomatic solution to the Middle | | | | Movement, and has inspired movements for civil |
| East conflict," after he heard Mr. Harper repeated his | | | | rights and freedom across the world" Gandhi took a |
| defense of Israel's right to live peacefully, | | | | stance. |
| condemning the violence of Hezbollah terrorists and | | | | Not getting involved or offering a stance when |
| speaking out against the suffering of innocent people | | | | someone is surely in needs of representation of his |
| in Lebanon and Gaza -- responsibility for which he laid | | | | her interests is not really a peacemaker. Expressing |
| squarely at the feet of Hezbollah in Lebanon and | | | | our stance needs not to be violence and we will not |
| Hamas, the terrorist organization that forms the | | | | know what the result might be when we haven't |
| government of the Palestinian Authority. | | | | tried to stand up for what we believe. Even if we |
| Agree and disagree. | | | | are unsure what our stances are, we could have |
| I totally disagree with the following aggressive and | | | | tried a timeout and at least protect the basic human |
| judgmental comment of Mr. Harper. "Hezbollah's | | | | right such as mutual respect when the two country |
| objective is violence. Hezbollah believes that through | | | | or individual are negotiating-- Just because someone |
| violence it can create, it can bring about the | | | | is wrong, that doesn't give another person right to |
| destruction of Israel. Violence will not bring about the | | | | label others such as "axis of evil" [1] |
| destruction of Israel ... and inevitably the result of the | | | | At a matter of fact, we all take a stance. |