The Pursuit of Unhappiness by ct 2:18pm Mon Oct 6 '03 1) You must keep doing what you're doing the same way, since only one way of doing it is permitted, and if the way you choose to do it is not working, just apply yourself more forcefully. 2) Under no circumstances doubt the assumption that there is only one way to do it; only your application of that one way and its effectiveness may be questioned and refined. print article ... is the name of an easy-reading booklet written by the therapist Paul Watzlawick. In it the author presents several highly effective ways (i.e. behaviour patterns) to lead your life into desaster. The probably most powerful one he calls "More of the Same". --------------------------------------------------------- More of the Same: The story is of Nasruddin, the Sufi joker sage, who was crawling around the campfire in front of his desert tent when a friend walked by. "What are you looking for?" "My key" At this his friend got on his knees and joined in the search, soon another friend came by and there were three of them helping, then a fourth. Soon, a fifth friend came by and asked, "What are you looking for?" "My key" "Oh, where did you lose it?" "In my tent." "In your tent? Then why are all of you looking for it out here?" "Because the light is better here." Sounds absurd, doesn't it? If you look in the wrong place, you will never find what you're looking for, right? Yes, but continuing the game of "more of the same, is one of the most effective recipes for disaster that has gradually evolved on our planet." The only hope for the irrepressible "more of the same" player is to follow these two directions explicitly: [Liberally reworded from the author's text.] 1) You must keep doing what you're doing the same way, since only one way of doing it is permitted, and if the way you choose to do it is not working, just apply yourself more forcefully. 2) Under no circumstances doubt the assumption that there is only one way to do it; only your application of that one way and its effectiveness may be questioned and refined. http://www.doyletics.com/arj/sihnsrvw.htm --------------------------------------------------------- This text inevitably comes to my mind when reading AMR's post of "We may need a change in strategy here". I fully agree that a stragegy change is urgently needed; yet what AMR in fact is trying to sell to us here under this title is not at all a change in strategy but just an intensification and escalation of the infamous policy of stealing and murdering already in place for years. And while every reasonable person sees that this policy did not bring Israelis even a shred closer to security or peace, but on the contrary greatly increased violence and suicide bombings (and thereby the number of Israeli victims!), AMR and the socio-emotional analphabets currently in power in Israel just keep crying "We need more of the same!". As the man in the tale doesn't achieve his alleged goal, neither do they. But maybe this isn't their real intention anyway. Probably they are already so much addicted to the murderous game of wasting other people's lives as such, that they couldn't let go of it any more even if they honestly whished to (which I personally doubt). To me it seems like these people very carefully read that booklet, yet completely missed that the "advice" given there are meant ironically. www.doyletics.com/arj/sihnsrvw.htm add your comments

Go ahead and bark, we will move the convoy ahead... by AMR 11:41pm Mon Oct 6 '03 print comment I started with the notes regarding the new strategy commenting about people that do not understand strategy as a whole and the Middle East in particular. I envision people like you in the previous article initially. Read again and start using the gray material up there, you will find that it is a radical change in strategy. If you are not then go and conduct a long in depth studies about the Middle East before being righteous intellectual-wise commenting about my article. I understand that you are one of THOSE that any opinion differed then theirs is wrong unacceptable and contradicted the freedom of speech. Unlucky for you that is the line that is leading Israel these days and to your surprise (and maybe dismay – this strategy may beat your friends from the Mukta’a) we are sure that such steps are carrying the chances for resolution. Even if the resolution for the conflict we are being fulfilled for Israel at least the security and survival of Israel will not be compromised as Militant Leftists are suggesting, namely evacuating the Palestinian territories unilaterally without dismantling the Palestinian terror first. Those suggestion are clearly hiding the basic intention of you and alike to witness the Israel’s destruction. From your posting it is clear that you understand (but pretending not to) the upper hand Israel will have over the Palestinians taking those strategic changes suggested by me into light. So, you proceed and bark we will move the convoy to the right direction without you apparently. add your comments

Go ahead and bark, we will move the convoy ahead... by AMR 11:46pm Mon Oct 6 '03 print comment I started with the notes regarding the new strategy commenting about people that do not understand strategy as a whole and the Middle East in particular. I envision people like you in the previous article initially. Read again and start using the gray material up there, you will find that it is a radical change in strategy. If you are not then go and conduct a long in depth studies about the Middle East before being righteous intellectual-wise commenting about my article. I understand that you are one of THOSE that any opinion differed then theirs is wrong unacceptable and contradicted the freedom of speech. Unlucky for you that is the line that is leading Israel these days and to your surprise (and maybe dismay – this strategy may beat your friends from the Mukta’a) we are sure that such steps are carrying the chances for resolution. Even if the resolution for the conflict we are being fulfilled for Israel at least the security and survival of Israel will not be compromised as Militant Leftists are suggesting, namely evacuating the Palestinian territories unilaterally without dismantling the Palestinian terror first. Those suggestion are clearly hiding the basic intention of you and alike to witness the Israel’s destruction. From your posting it is clear that you understand (but pretending not to) the upper hand Israel will have over the Palestinians taking those strategic changes suggested by me into light. So, you proceed and bark we will move the convoy to the right direction without you apparently. add your comments

We will move ahead... by ct 4:26pm Tue Oct 7 '03 print comment So my posts sound like barking in your ears then? Well, the funny thing is that exactly the same words come into my mind every time I read your responses to virtually any meaningful text here. You don't even hesitate to call your fellow Jew Ran HaCohen a traitor when his only "crime" was to say something reasonable about the misuse of the term anti-semitism. But probably saying something reasonable IS the most severe and treacherous crime one can commit in the sick world you are living in... Let's go into details now. "Read again and start using the gray material up there, you will find that it is a radical change in strategy." Okay, I've read it again and but found no radical changes whatsoever in it. The basic flaw in your concept is and always has been the fact that you want to solve the conflict by force and violence. But your violence only produces more violence from the other side, which produces even more violence from your side and so on and so forth. An endless cycle of murdering and destroying is the only goal that strategy achieves, a solution to the conflict moving further away every minute. In your posts you do not even deviate a millimeter from that position. In fact, you are complaining about "The limitation Israel Is putting on itself" and instead demand that "Israel should remove some stops first and foremost on its action against the terror". This is an open call for even more violence, i.e. more of the same of exactly what brought you to the situation you are currently in. Paragraph 2 says: "Under no circumstances doubt the assumption that there is only one way to do it; only your application of that one way and its effectiveness may be questioned and refined." That's exactly what you are suggesting: following the old path of violence, but in a more sophisticated and refined way. Now if you seriously believe for yourself that this would be a "radical change" I have to assume that you've already reached an emotional state where non-violent behaviour patterns and solutions to conflicts are completely beyond your imagination. "I understand that you are one of THOSE that any opinion differed then theirs is wrong unacceptable and contradicted the freedom of speech." There are lots of topics that may be subject to public debate. If, for example, a two-state solution would be preferable to a one-state solution or not may be discussed, and you may have this opinion and I that one. Yet when it comes to if one people suppressing and torturing another is an acceptable means to reach one's goals, be they political or financial ones or whatever, being in favor or against that is not a matter of opinion to my understanding. It's simply wrong and not acceptable in any way, and yes, you are right, I won't accept a different "opinion" on that one. "Unlucky for you that is the line that is leading Israel these days ..." Well, AMR, I can enter a bus or a restaurant without any risk whenever I like. You and your people are the ones who never know if they will get out again alive or be blown into pieces instead. So who is the unlucky one here? "... we are sure that such steps are carrying the chances for resolution." Yes, you have been sure about that for the last decades, and a solution is further away now than ever. And I have any doubts that you will continue to be sure of that for the next one hundred years too, a solution being even further away then than it is today. "... namely evacuating the Palestinian territories unilaterally without dismantling the Palestinian terror first." Evacuating the territories would be the first step in putting an end to Palestinian terror. As long as Israelis refuse to do that, talking about dismantling Palestinian terror is nothing more than a fool's dream. "Those suggestion are clearly hiding the basic intention of you and alike to witness the Israel’s destruction." If that were my intentions, I wouldn't waste any time with posting texts here. All I had to do then were to just sit back in my armchair and watch Israelis destroying themselves... "From your posting it is clear that you understand (but pretending not to) the upper hand Israel will have over the Palestinians taking those strategic changes suggested by me into light." Your current policies have lead to a draw so far, which from a military point of view is a great success for Palestinians, considering the vast difference in resources available to each side. You are not suggesting any changes in the basics of these policies but just would like to refine the methods and escalate the range. So all you'll probably get is just more deads on both sides. That's what I understand. "So, you proceed and bark we will move the convoy to the right direction without you apparently." You remind me of a group of people who are standing at the verge of an abyss, one of them saying to the others: "Let's move forward, guys. Tomorrow we sure want to be some steps ahead..." add your comments