We have had these “tiffs” before and, if I
remember correctly, some also involved Susan. We survived and maybe we learned
something.
We should always show respect for one
another, but I wouldn’t suggest any “rule change” yet. >From my standpoint, there’s
nothing wrong with lively exchanges unless they get chronically out of hand.
Herman
From:
oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of David M Dunn
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
7:50 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] A good
reflection on Romney
On Sep 18, 2012, at 4:56 PM, "Herman Greene" <hfgreene@mindspring.com> wrote:
I’m sorry, I want to distance myself from
this message. What Susan said to me didn’t bother me.
I think I agree with others that this is
not the place to carry on a political debate, but it is a place to dialogue. I
would be happy to hear Susan’s thoughts if she wants to share them.
This passionate little maelstrom that we just fell into is one of the
reasons that the 'listserv' technology doesn't serve us as well as the quality
of our dialogue requires.
The kind of careful and thoughtful clarification of perspectives and
search for one another's truth requires something closer to face to face
communication (like an online meeting) or at the least, an online shared
dialogue space (like a 'wiki' that provides for a stream of comments) where we
can see contributions appear in real time and all of the preceding
contributions. (Facebook comments are the example of the running stream, but
not the example of a safe, private space for collegial dialogue.)
It would be fascinating and illuminating to see of we could discover
the images of fact and value (recalling Boulding) that lie behind the different
perceptions expressed here about the meaning of this moment in history.
David
David
Dunn
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