Passivity is an issue in MANY areas.

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Passivity is an issue in MANY areas.

TB — 4/19/2007 5:55:48 PM (archived)

In the area of personal safety and responses to danger, there are always going to be sheep, and sheep dogs.

But getting away from the subject of violence, even in ordinary life there are those who just cruise along the river, and those who decide to pick up the paddle. There are countless examples in almost every area of human endeavor.

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Culture of Passivity - TB - 4/19/2007 5:48:46 AM
- It's more than that. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2007 2:56:45 AM
  - It's less than that. - ER - 4/20/2007 1:00:32 PM
    - 3 Blind men each describe their part of the elephant - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2007 8:38:56 PM
    - Particularly true of astronauts - TB - 4/20/2007 7:49:23 PM
    - Exactly my experience. - Bowser - 4/20/2007 5:12:00 PM
    - There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots (n/t) - LS - 4/20/2007 3:56:30 PM
      - re: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots - Lindy - 4/20/2007 5:21:56 PM
        
        re: There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots - LS - 4/20/2007 9:11:41 PM
        
        Unforgiving sky - Lindy - 4/21/2007 2:44:32 AM
  - SDAI.... - Jody - 4/20/2007 3:06:00 AM
    - re: SDAI.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2007 5:04:38 AM
      - SDAI-Tech1....Welcome to my world!!!! - Jody - 4/20/2007 6:45:30 AM
        
        You're very Welcome Jody... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2007 7:13:04 PM
        
        He's out there - Lindy - 4/20/2007 2:20:14 PM
        
        re: He's out there - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/20/2007 6:47:30 PM
        
        ;) (n/t) - Jody - 4/20/2007 4:16:26 PM
- PANTLOAD - McFly - 4/20/2007 1:27:22 AM
  - The only possible generalization regardings the reaction. - Bowser - 4/20/2007 4:36:07 AM
    - Thanks Bowser - McFly - 4/20/2007 5:46:34 AM
  - I agree that this was serious overgeneralization. - TB - 4/20/2007 3:11:48 AM
    - Sorry, guess it kinda set me off - McFly - 4/20/2007 5:52:59 AM
      - Mc Fly....we have all been there...you are not alone in this (n/t) - Martha:):):) - 4/20/2007 6:48:19 AM
- I think society is fear based... - Jody - 4/19/2007 8:20:55 PM
  - So why do this to ourselves? - Lee - 4/19/2007 9:17:13 PM
    - Which would I rather live in? - Jody - 4/20/2007 4:06:55 AM
      - Truth belongs to itself, it's not something to be molded on a whim. (n/t) - Lee - 4/20/2007 6:10:51 AM
        
        Oh Darlin'...you simply DO NOT get it!...thats' okay...I could tell (n/t) - Jody - 4/20/2007 6:51:25 AM
        
        Sorry but New Ageism has never been my thing. - Lee - 4/20/2007 3:55:20 PM
    - "Which would you rather live in?" - Mary Anne - 4/20/2007 2:51:27 AM
      - I didn't say that. - Lee - 4/20/2007 6:08:53 AM
    - Well... - Jody - 4/20/2007 2:25:01 AM
- My lord, what could be the down side of blocking the door - FrankC - 4/19/2007 7:32:56 PM
- Interesting theory - Jody - 4/19/2007 1:15:35 PM
  - re: Interesting theory - Lindy - 4/19/2007 1:39:08 PM
    - We have to secure the peace ourselves. - Mary Anne - 4/19/2007 3:28:26 PM
- We train our people to follow orders: to be good students, good soldiers, good consumers,good employees - ER - 4/19/2007 11:10:51 AM
  - Passivity is an issue in MANY areas. - TB - 4/19/2007 5:55:48 PM

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