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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-10 08:40 AM
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10. I know the dates in question of the current Heffermehl
and the late Mead.

Mead's emphasis was on cultural imperatives, and of those, my characterization is correct, demonstrable in any of her writings. She would not have considered opposition to militaries and their works as pre-eminent modalities to build peace.

Heffermehl is objecting to peace by nickel-and-diming the Committee's technicality in awarding people it feels best represents it. If 'peace' is in fact a cultural value its presence is worth standing for, and the legalities of the Nobel Committee notwithstanding, peace was stood for a long time before Heffermehl was in diapers.

Adults must choose systems of prioritization. I objected to the system Heffermehl chose and for my part, would choose Mead's model instead.
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