DiscussionNotes

from September 13, 2007 Evaluate your own values with regard to Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms (Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of Religion). Rank these from 1-4 in order of importance to you and defend your ranking. Give the US a grade based on what you know today of how we are doing in each of these 4 areas.

from August 28, 2007

What we like in a discussion
People who are: honest and have deep beliefs oppositional, challenging us to think differently informed and knowledgeable open-minded and questioning listening carefully brief and don’t monopolize the time

What we don’t like in a discussion
People who are: narrow minded yelling bland humorless not informed