In einer eMail vom 28-12-2004  19:44:02 West-Europa (standaardtijd) schreibt 
[log in to unmask]:

It took me a long time and a great deal of study to arrive at  the
convictions I have today.  I respect that someone who has not had  the
experiences and education I have had will not instantly grasp what it  took
me so long to learn.  I don’t want to be what we in the US  sometimes refer
to as, “Preaching to the choir,”  which means only  getting through only to
those who are already convinced.  I struggle  to meet people where they are.

Does this clarify my  meaning?



***
Well, it seems I'm not educated  enough to understand.
You know, our Dutch government is  heading forwards into taking very unwanted 
actions and everytime the opposition  or citizens complain or reject all they 
can say: apparently people still do not  understand, we'll have to educate 
them more.
I do not think that having  another opinion means one is not educated enough 
to understand why the other  opinion is the better.
It took me much time and learning  to understand that cooing people and try 
to not disturb their nice feelings is  not the way to make things better or to 
stop unethical proceedings.
But ofcourse it is possible that  I misused my time and learned the wrong 
stuff.  

Warmly, 

Gonneke
Dutch LC in  Germany



             ***********************************************

To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]

The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html