http://growmercy.org/2009/06/09/obamas-cairo-speech/ Mercifully gumming up the scapegoating mechanism Tue, 22 May 2012 23:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://growmercy.org/2009/06/09/obamas-cairo-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-37167 stephen t berg Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/06/09/obamas-cairo-speech/#comment-37167 Thanks Sam. You're right on all counts. To insist on hating is of course an abiding in death. And fear is a catalyst of hatered and needs to be overcome. (What is it that overcomes fear again...?) I think Obama's speech at least reminded us of these things. Thanks Sam. You’re right on all counts. To insist on hating is of course an abiding in death. And fear is a catalyst of hatered and needs to be overcome. (What is it that overcomes fear again…?) I think Obama’s speech at least reminded us of these things.

]]> http://growmercy.org/2009/06/09/obamas-cairo-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-37092 Sam Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:35:49 +0000 http://growmercy.org/2009/06/09/obamas-cairo-speech/#comment-37092 I think it was creative for Obama to speak in Cairo. Egypt of course is an ally with respect to the Israeli-Palestinian question. I'm afraid, though, that Obama is the next in a long line of presidents who sought to bring peace where two peoples insist on hating each other. But not all .. and hopefully some of those on both sides were empowered. But there's a lot of fear there. And that's dangerous. I think it was creative for Obama to speak in Cairo. Egypt of course is an ally with respect to the Israeli-Palestinian question. I’m afraid, though, that Obama is the next in a long line of presidents who sought to bring peace where two peoples insist on hating each other. But not all .. and hopefully some of those on both sides were empowered. But there’s a lot of fear there. And that’s dangerous.

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