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Peace cannot be created with violence. Some might look to World War II as an example which contradicts that statement. But in fact it does not. During World War II, America created war, not peace. It was after World War II that peace was created. War never creates peace, and peace never creates war. When America went to war in Korea, they created war. And the 38th parallel has not seen peace in 50 years. Then America created war in Vietnam. Peace did not occur until after America left. For there to be peace, all war must stop. Then there will be peace.
It took Gandhi 55 years to get the British to leave India peacefully. He did it without any warfare. The goal of 'Peace In Our Lifetime' is similar. It is to bring peace to the whole world without warfare. War is not an answer for peace. It is opposed to, the opposite of peace. As We The People of Earth create peace locally, we will surround those that insist on war. It will become clear how we can peacefully persuade them to be peaceful. And as they observe, they will see and realise their war is meaningless. As we become peaceful, by default, the fighting will stop, because it cannot coexist with peace. It is in our focus on becoming a positive peaceful force rather than a focus on stopping a negative force that we become the peaceful people we can be. What we focus on, we become. There is no such thing as a drug war. It is not possible to fight drugs in any sense of the word. Drugs are inanimate. They have no bacterial, viral or other self motivated biological activity. They will do nothing until nature acts on them. They will biodegrade. But they will do nothing on their own. The drug war around the world is in fact, a war against the people by the governments. In America, this is a war on the people by the government, as apposed to a government by and for the people. The government attacking the people is treason. The only option left at this point is for the people to stop the government. Violence is less than an option, since it will probably result in outright war. And war never creates peace or justice. However, a peaceful solution is very difficult as well, since the people cannot use the broken governmental system to fix the broken government. Make change independent of the government. Use alternative energy sources. Create alternative energy sources. Grow gardens. Barter. Trade. Find ways of excluding big businesses and governments (local, state, federal, etc) from interacting with you economically. Ironically, the more you exclude the government, the better the economy will get. An economy based on the health and welfare of the people, based on freedom, will thrive and be very strong. But when an economy is the basis for people's health and welfare, it will collapse. War can never create peace, and peace can never create war. Only we, the people, with our greater numbers, greater innate compassion, greater need, can change what is happening. Assemble peacefully. Think and speak only words of peace. The words, fight, war and kill, in any context, are not words of peace. Replace them with thoughts and words of peace. If we all think thoughts and speak words of peace, then we will create peace. Peace is a creation. Love is our power of creation. The governments commit many evils against us, the people. But more powerful than any tank or plane, is Love. Armies may destroy, but it is a far greater power to create. War can only destroy what is created, but people can create life infinitely with Love. The power to create life is far greater than any power to destroy it. The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that refuse military service. -- Albert Einstein |