Dear Renaissance Network, I feel it is important to share Carol Brouillet's posting (next message) as soon as possible so am sending it now. As you will see, it was written in response to Richard's "tooth fairy" message. I agree with a professor who wrote to us off list, that [Richard's] 'believe in the tooth fairy' [posting] is particularly succinct and cogent. Not everyone will agree completely with the "tooth fairy" message though. One person wrote to me with another point of view but did not want to get into a public argument with Richard. I feel one point of clarification is worth sharing with the whole list though: The fire in the German Reichstag was set by a disgruntled worker by the name Van der Lubbe. Apparently a widely respected German news magazine, _Der Spiegel_ published some 20 years ago an article on the Reichstag fire entitled "Stehen Sie auf Herr Van der Lubbe" which clarifies the facts. I have to confess ignorance myself, although it would seem the Nazis made full use of that fire for their own ends, and I think it is safe to say that THAT situation definitely has a parallel now. (The Sept. 11 attack is being used for the ends of corporate globalization.) For me, it is really important to seek the truth, which involves looking closely at who is responsible for what, and more importantly, which aspects of our society and our own lives are responsible for what. But surely the most important question we need to ask ourselves is how we can usefully respond to the situation we find ourselves in now. I hope you will agree that Carol Brouillet's message (next posting) helps answer that question. all the best, Jan
