tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post6392263156884075944..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: "The Anti-Bono" (from The New York Times)Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-36542029914752356852009-02-22T16:52:00.000-07:002009-02-22T16:52:00.000-07:00It's amazing how much our "enlightened" society su...It's amazing how much our "enlightened" society suffers from the fables of New Age philosophy.<BR/><BR/>The idea that a honk for peace will send out good vibes into the universe making it a better place is just some warmed over Eastern philosophy combined with post modernism into a nice comfortable pastiche.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516232190711003316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-62909906832734964532009-02-22T16:48:00.000-07:002009-02-22T16:48:00.000-07:00This situation in Africa has been well known and d...This situation in Africa has been well known and documented for some time. <BR/><BR/>By contrast the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit" REL="nofollow">microloan</A> system appears to be working quite well in poverty-stricken areas of the country.<BR/><BR/>A "hand up" is always preferable to a "handout"Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516232190711003316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-37960155214402329182009-02-22T06:54:00.000-07:002009-02-22T06:54:00.000-07:00I could not agree more. While driving yesterday I ...I could not agree more. While driving yesterday I saw a sign held up by a senior citizen "Honk for peace....signed: Grandparents for peace." I thought to myself, "How will my contribution to noise pollution encourage peace?" Of course, raising awareness is important, but joining a <A HREF="http://www.joinred.com/Home.aspx" REL="nofollow">color-coded campaign</A> is a far cry from loving your neighbor as yourself. Sociology wearies me sometimes.Paul D. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18213551311029058377noreply@blogger.com