My study of nuclear weapons persuaded me that it's not the weapons so much that are the problem, as those who would use them. You know, if we got rid of all nukes, the power trippers of the world would just turn their attention to other means of chaos.
It seems useful to point out that no philosophy, religion, ideology, politics, system o…
My study of nuclear weapons persuaded me that it's not the weapons so much that are the problem, as those who would use them. You know, if we got rid of all nukes, the power trippers of the world would just turn their attention to other means of chaos.
It seems useful to point out that no philosophy, religion, ideology, politics, system of law, social organization, or moral pressure has ever succeeded in ending wars. So if there is a solution to war, it most likely resides in that collection of ideas that haven't been considered or tried, and that would probably seem "unrealistic and unreasonable" to the group consensus. Here's one attempt at that:
Labor unions can go in any direction in regards to the current wars, and it won't really change the bit picture, as wars, chaos and suffering will continue. Remember, the despots of the world can turn to slave labor for their arms if necessary.
Being for or against the invasion of Gaza won't change the big picture either. For 75 years the blame gaming, finger pointing, and victim posturing from all sides has utterly failed to make anybody in the Middle East safe. If we're serious about peace, we should turn our attention away from that which we know doesn't work.
We can get all wound up about saving civilians in Gaza, but if we don't deal with the source of such chaos, the innocent will continue to suffer and die all over the world, including on the streets of the wealthiest nations. Focusing on particular situations as they arise has never ended the horrific parade of such situations. If we're serious about peace, we should turn our attention away from that which we know doesn't work.
The overwhelming majority of violence all over the world for thousands of years has arisen from a single source. Violent men.
One of the reasons the suffering, killing and dying continues without end is probably that we never seem interested in talking about the source of the suffering, killing and dying.
My study of nuclear weapons persuaded me that it's not the weapons so much that are the problem, as those who would use them. You know, if we got rid of all nukes, the power trippers of the world would just turn their attention to other means of chaos.
It seems useful to point out that no philosophy, religion, ideology, politics, system of law, social organization, or moral pressure has ever succeeded in ending wars. So if there is a solution to war, it most likely resides in that collection of ideas that haven't been considered or tried, and that would probably seem "unrealistic and unreasonable" to the group consensus. Here's one attempt at that:
https://www.tannytalk.com/s/peace
Labor unions can go in any direction in regards to the current wars, and it won't really change the bit picture, as wars, chaos and suffering will continue. Remember, the despots of the world can turn to slave labor for their arms if necessary.
Being for or against the invasion of Gaza won't change the big picture either. For 75 years the blame gaming, finger pointing, and victim posturing from all sides has utterly failed to make anybody in the Middle East safe. If we're serious about peace, we should turn our attention away from that which we know doesn't work.
We can get all wound up about saving civilians in Gaza, but if we don't deal with the source of such chaos, the innocent will continue to suffer and die all over the world, including on the streets of the wealthiest nations. Focusing on particular situations as they arise has never ended the horrific parade of such situations. If we're serious about peace, we should turn our attention away from that which we know doesn't work.
The overwhelming majority of violence all over the world for thousands of years has arisen from a single source. Violent men.
One of the reasons the suffering, killing and dying continues without end is probably that we never seem interested in talking about the source of the suffering, killing and dying.