The Great Dialogue

...Victor Hugo, said, ''There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world: and  that is an idea whose time has come.'    I wonder how others are perceiving this upheaval in Africa and the middle east since the fall of Tunisia's previous government - it seems to me that once the Tunis and Egyptian conflicts were widely made know [now through all sorts of means, including social Media] the world under oppressive regimes began to catch "the Idea" -  and what of the religious components of these oppressive regimes? Seems to me there were some of these that were religious only in name, and that the man or men in charge were just military big shots...what country will be next?    There was some coverage on Thursday with NPR live interviewing a man in a rebel camp in Libya who when asked what did he think the world should do for them he said, "The US should intervene there now...not wait like they did In Tunisia and Egypt.." I thought, with so

Good Afternoon, Friends!    I am looking for more members for the Blog - and am hoping you might pass this link below onto anyone who might be a good fit for us - you know, someone who wants to Dialogue, and who has opinions they would like to share about religion/spirituality, other types of worldviews and cultural perspectives relevant to this Dialogue...As founding members who have continued on to this point let me say THANK YOU and that I trust that our circle will grow, albeit slowly...Be sure to point out to perspective members the survey button at the bottom of the blog-page...Pax!    https://sites.google.com/site/4chandre/thegreatdialogue

From the Writer's Almanac, 2/24/2011 When Fidel Castro stepped down in 2008, people  around the world began to speculate about changes. Raul Castro [Fidel's brother who is in charge now] is very different from his brother. For one thing, Raul does not give big rousing speeches that go on for hours.  He's actually known for his 'inanimate delivery' of speeches. Within  months of assuming the office of president,Raul   allowed Cubans to own microwaves, rice cookers, DVD  players, and cell phones -- all of which had been prohibited when Fidel was  president. Unlike Fidel, Raul does not blame the U.S.  embargo as the root of all Cuba's  economic woes. Instead, Raul admits that it is Cuba's inefficient, unproductive  state-run economy that is the problem, and that the government can no longer  afford the huge subsidies -- in housing,  food, transportation, health care, retirement, etc. -- which the government  provides to Cubans in exchange for payin

Dalai Lama Espouses Marxism: http://trueslant.com/abytharakan/2010/05/21/as-dalai-lama-embraces-red-will-marxism-help-where-hollywood-failed/