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I was watching an episode of "Cops" and a sergeant was telling his officers before they went out into the field to remember that it's 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. It dawned on me that this was life itself. I try to remember that as I plod through my days. It's not easy to remember, but I try. I then saw an episode of the Simpsons where Lisa was explaining to Homer that the Chinese use the same character for crisis as they do opportunity. Homer then yelled, Crisitunity! I thought that was quite brilliant as well. It's an interesting kind of mental yoga to press yourself to always be cognizant enough to find the good in every mess.

I am a musician. I have several albums of Electronica out there. Writing and composing seems to nicely balance the mind.

My Personal Website Blog is www.seekerland.com

Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Reflections: 'One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist' as a false statement

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You may have heard the utterly obtuse slogan- "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." This is so dumb it's breathtaking. A true freedom fighter seeks to MINIMIZE civilian casualties. A terrorist seeks to MAXIMIZE civilian casualties. That is how you tell the difference between them, anytime, anywhere. However, you also may have heard a statement that is even dumber than the above which is- "All war is terrorism." If that were true, then there would be no such thing as Self Defense. Both freedom fighters and terrorists use bombs and guns. With the exception of who they are t...

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