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Light Guidance on Civil and Progressive Discourse for the IPPG

From the discussion, "Reminder about Site Guidelines, Please Engage in Civil Discussion", Craig Zelizer, under whose aegis this site runs, suggested lifting what at the the moment are conclusions on it to this front-page kind of space.
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I (James) said:

We have pretty good body of talk from this group, from its start to today, so I will tack on here some practical guidance to help keep the daggers sheathed.

1. Address the issue, not the person.

a. In this category, I think we're going to be able to short list recurring themes, from "Holocaust denial" to denial of the potential or presence of accommodating personalities--we have a lot of lurkers here (about 80 members)--to have done with them, just as one retires trite and tired tropes.

2. Agendas. Reconsider one's own. In the ME Conflict, peace is not about "winning" or "prevailing"--in the modern way, it may turn out more about reflecting and redesigning, albeit with regional and global resonance.

3. From Landmark's mantras, remember: "Get off it" and "You don't know what you don't know"; also "Try not to put the past in front of you." Universally, we have our dark spaces (repair) and unconsidered dark spaces (find them), obsessions (modify), and grievances (let go a little): go through the baggage, lighten the load, and count on occassional moments of great insight.

4. Power is not necessarily Good and Good is not necessarily Power. Speak well and do good first and foremost.

Oliver said:

Thanks, Jim.

I think we both agree that moderation must be a bit more active from now on and that your first point ("address the issue, not the person") is the most important guideline of all.

Other points:
Be friendly. Be respectful. Be tolerant. Be open-minded. Don't judge people by what they say or how they say it. Try to engage, not to preach.

And always remember: 'Our' topic is one of the 'hottest' topics in international conflict studies. Everyone here can make a change by distancing oneself from the hardliners in the respective political and religious camps.

And Craig said:

Thanks. Maybe you can post this on the main page of the group.

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I say: done.

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Comment by Dan Moody on October 28, 2010 at 1:03pm: Greetings
In light of the fact that my time is extremely limited I would suggest to
in developing a positive connection with mepeace.org These men are committed and have won the deepest respect from me and from
Global Peace Partners, Inc. Blessings

Comment by William W Thomson on October 27, 2010 at 1:19pm: Hi again...

Maybe we can get started again, maybe nt! I am currently finishing off my PhD, my fieldwork has evaluated the impact of nonviolent strategies within the Israeli-Palestinian protracted conflict.

One question I am researching at present for a chapter, asks whether the Israeli blockades (the wall/security barrier/apartheid wall) depending upon your perspective, is it a form of nonviolent action by the state or a form of structural violence...

I have tried to approach this question bearing in mind that there are people on both sides of the wall and this conflict.

Further research looks at the impact of the wall on Israeli security - how this wall impinges and impacts upon Palestinian lives also... This brings into focus the sharp distinction of how Palestinians are surrefring with the wall, in order for Israel to develop detterence or withdrawal through the disengagement plan...

Any balanced discussion welcome...

Thanks

Bill

Comment by James S. Oppenheim on October 24, 2010 at 4:46pm: Hi, right back. As you see, William, we've stalled, part for incessant Israel bashing, part for not becoming sufficiently sophisticated in threads to discuss attitude-behavior correspondence, approaches to political topology, language behavior and conflict, and so many other, broader, and more exploratory ways of looking at a stubborn political puzzle. Possibly too, reluctance to drag Hamas and the PLO into the spotlight keeps meaningful dialogue from forming. There has been a more active focused community at www.mepeace.org and some, of course, have also been pursuing the Middle East Conflict conversation through their Facebook presence.

Comment by William W Thomson on October 24, 2010 at 4:19pm: Hi...

Comment by Oliver Haack on May 24, 2010 at 8:14pm: I would certainly like to see it, Amara.

Comment by AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA on May 24, 2010 at 6:37pm: Friends on the network,am happy to be with you all.Will someone love to see my abstract?if yes,well i will show you when am finished with the research work.Please pray that my abstract is accepted by the organisers of the conference and als wish to see me as am accepted.

Comment by AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA on May 13, 2010 at 8:17pm: the abstrac is about Gaza palenstian

Comment by AMARA SYLVESTER VANDI BELEWA on May 13, 2010 at 8:14pm: we i hope we can see in palenstian and talk about the gaza palestian issues.Pray that my abstract will be accepted in good faith and i will come in my red cross uniform from africa.

Comment by Narda Azaria Dalgleish on May 12, 2010 at 6:54pm: and me too, Amara,

Comment by Oliver Haack on May 11, 2010 at 11:13pm: I'd be among the readers as well :)

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