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Another of Doc's points that has been an important one for me that I find it hard to accept that it seems so hard for many to accept:
DocSearlsWeblog:"After 9/11 we declared war against terrorism, not against a whole people. Let's try to remember that."
Along that same line, a little piece I wrote back in late September 2001 seems appropriate here: Islam Hijacked
9:56:00 PM 
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Doc has some profound stuff to say in response to some (whom he mentions) that are suggesting and encouraging that we "show those Arabs" who's boss, and this is actually supposed to be teaching them something. ( which is basically a civilized front for a basically inherently racist, selfish, west-centric, war-glorifying, Rambo-complex way of thinking) There. Does that show enough disdain and lack of respect for that point of view? Good. I meant for it to. Amen, Doc for your words:
The Doc Searls Weblog : Tuesday, August 6, 2002: "In other words, The most effective form of social organization on the planet is going to flatten a country to teach something the winner has no faith that the loser can learn. Which means we're really not talking about education here. We're just talking about humiliation. And what makes this okay is that we're humiliating the right people."
6:33:19 PM
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I've been Doc-Blogged! I posted a blog about Doc's responses to some other bloggers this morning, and Doc just put up a reference to my comments about his responses. A wave of affirmation has hit me. With the high regard in which I hold The Cluetrain crew, and Doc's own Weblog and many of his ideas and his ability to write, I am flabbergasted as a newbie Blogger.
The Doc Searls Weblog : Tuesday, August 6, 2002: "Peaceblog I didn't know (or didn't remember) that there was a TheoBlogical Community, until they had some nice things to say "
6:31:23 PM
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An answer to the David Siegel mystery:
Dale, David is fine physically and mentally! He is discussing some new ventures to do online recruiting in the medical services industry and handling some real estate opportunities, while completing his 100th Sky Dive and traveling throughout Europe.
Like you, I look forward to the next publication from David.
Greg Tucker
My reply:
Greg,
Thanks for the update. I was glad to hear that all is well. All of this mystery arose for me when I decided to see if David was doing any weblogging activity (I've been immersing myself in it over the past coule of months, and it occurred to me earlier today when I listed Futurize Your Enterprise on my weblog as a big reccomendation, that ave woudl be real good at weblogging, a nd a popular one as well.
Thanks again for the swift reply. Do you "blog" or weblog yourself, or aware of the practice? It's fascinating, and fits in very well with the whole Futurize philosophy.
Dale
12:21:33 PM
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At 46, stories like these, and Kile earlier this year are always cause for pause. I'll always remember Porter hitting a 2-out Homerun to break up Mario Soto's 1-0 shutout and tie the game in St. Louis (the Reds eventually won the game anyway, which made me happy, but that was a pretty dramatic homerun. I think that was 1983, when I was living in Southeast Iowa, and mywife and I were visting St.Louis, to celebrate the first anniversary of of our first date and first meeting. This Sept.4, that will mark 20 years since that first meeting.
Just a few years before, I had gotten glasses for the first time, batted left handed, and my friends nicknamed me Darrell Porter. 50 years old is just too damn young to die. I wonder what it was that did it.
The Sports Network - Major League Baseball: "Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Former major league All-Star catcher Darrell Porter was found dead in a park in suburban Kansas City Monday. He was 50 years old. "
7:06:27 AM
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Regarding the impending baseball strike: This is exactly what I think about "they'll eventually come back"
Scanlon Column: Baseball Is Fooling No One: "In regard to baseball's self-destructive "labor" problems, we keep reading and hearing the same gibberish, repeated by people who seem to be in some kind of baseball cocoon. Much if it is obviously wrong, but is repeated often enough to be generally accepted as truth. Some examples: The fans will always come back. Some will, others won't. Each strike brings out more "others." "
6:41:58 AM
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