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WWII Is Motivation To Seek Peace

I studied World War Two in high school and college. It is one reason why I am a peace activist. It was a terrible war. Last night, I found myself watching hours of a program about WWII. It showed battles in the Pacific and in Europe along with a section about the Holocaust. I was sickened, sadened, and motivated once again. Humans have the ability to live in peace. We have the ability to solve our conflicts through non-violent means. Sometimes, we need to stand up to bullies and that is unfor… Continue

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art and music

Hey guys, I'm new to this site and I would like to introduce you myself and my music. I Play In a Reggae band in southern Florida called Spred The Dub http://www.myscpae.com/spredthedub. I created an online TV outlet for artists and musicians http://www.arttvnow.com. There everyone can submit their music videos and art for presentation with possible sales opportunity. If you live not too far from Pompano Bea… Continue

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Love is wonderful. Happy Valentine's. Read this if you love deeply.

Happy Valentines day everyone!!!!!! Isn't wonderful to be in love and be love. The butterfly feeling in your stomach , the adrenaline rush when you see your beloved, moments of separation that seem like eternity, and this great feeling of calm which tells you every second "life is awesome and everything is good". I personally grateful for having someone to feel this towards. And I will give everything for my beloved, Including my life. If you feel like this towards someone , I have the perfect… Continue

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Howard Zinn - The Loss Of A Great Man

Howard Zinn died this week at the age of 87. He was a historian, writer, peace activists, etc... He had a huge influence on my life as I read his books and listened to him speak often. The New York Times had a nice editorial about Howard Zinn. Here are a few quotes: "Mr. Zinn was chagrined by the present state of affairs, but undaunted. “If there is going to be change, real change,” he said, “it will have t… Continue

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A Sad Day For Democracy - Goldman Sachs For President

The Supreme Court ruled today that limits on corporate money in campaigns is illegal. This means that corporations can now spend lot sof their money to influence elections mainly by purchasing campaign commercials. The commercials won't be obvious corporate sponsorship of candidates. For example, if Goldman Sachs doesn't like the new limits President Obama is putting on the banks, they will probably support the Republican candidate in the next election. They will make up some sort of fake name… Continue

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Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment

The link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues. The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature. Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment. Subject : In a fast society slow emotions… Continue

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Gandhi Peace & Environment Quote

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." Mahatma Gandhi Continue

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Glen Beck Sucks, Eat Less Meat

I was flipping through the channels tonight and decided to stop and see what Glen Beck was talking about. It didn't take long for me to decide that he really sucks and I never needed to stop on his program ever again. He was talking about a report by a European Commission that said that eating less meat would reduce global warming because a lot of water and energy goes into producing each ounce of meat. Sounds reasonable right? Well, Not to Glen Beck. He didn't even pause to consider the argu… Continue

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Congratulations To Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Barack Obama

I agree with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama. President Obama changed the United States from being a unilateral warmongering nation into a nation with a multilateral approach dedicated to solving our problems peacefully. Changing the country in such a huge way is not a small achievement. I think the awarding of the peace prize to President Obama is also an award for everyone who voted for him. We were the ones who decided that we wanted new leadership in this co… Continue

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Why Republicans Are Bad For National Security

While watching some news programs today, I saw a few different Republicans calling for President Obama to quickly accept the recommendation for more troops in Aghanistan. The problem with Republicans is that they always think more troops and more violence is the answer. They also think that we should just automatically do watever the generals want us to do. This is why Republicans are bad for our national security. We have a civilian government that allows us to consider decisions from many di… Continue

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We're Not At War...

We're not at war... ...oh, yeah, I guess we are. Soldiers are still serving. People are still dying. Parents are still worried. Children are still lonely. We don't have to think about war. It's not in the headlines Our homes are not in the crossfire. We're not asked to sacrifice Support the troops, but don't raise taxes. Our children will pay for it. Continue

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Fox News Distorts

Viewers of Fox News are more likely to have the worng information about healthcare. This is a bad thing for the healthcare debate, but it also reminds me of how bad misinformation can be when we are talking about issues of war and peace. Fox News viewers thought Iraq had something to do with 9/11 at a higher rate than other Americans. Holding this mistaken view made it easier to support the invasion of Iraq shortly after 9/11. It is hard to have a functioning democracy if people are making de… Continue

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Democracy and Technology

I wanted to write something about how the internet is showing its power in the Iranian protests over the disputed election. No need to write something that has already been written very well so I will just link to the story called High Definition Democracy. Here's a few quotes: "The concept of citizen-selected leadership itself is ancient, but we are witnessing today the latest chapter in how technolo… Continue

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It Doesn't Matter If Torture Works

The United States should not engage in torture. It doesn't matter if torture works. Threatening to kill someone's family members might work to get information, but we shouldn't do it. Hanging someone upside down from a helicopter 1,000 feet in the air might work to get information, but we shouldn't do it. Waterboarding someone might work to get information, but we shouldn't do it. The main reason we shouldn't do these things is because we lose more than we gain. We lose our ethical and mora… Continue

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Stop Israeli Settlement Construction

I'm glad the Obama Administration is finally sending a message to Israel that they need to stop their West Bank settlement construction. I have never understood why Israel has been allowed to create and expand settlements in Palestinian land. The conflict there is not just about how Israel was created by removing many Palestinians from their homes decades ago. It also is about how Israel is still taking land from the Palestinians today. I have never heard a good reason for the settlement const… Continue

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Healthcare Misinformation Campaign

The people who want to stop healthcare reform (aka big insurance companies) will be running a multi-million dollar ad campaign to try to stop healthcare reform Please take a moment to help us stop this misinformation campaign. Visit http://democracyforamerica.com/activities/155 to send a request to NBC to stop showing the misleading ads. Continue

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People Died - Mostly Civilians

This is why I can't stand war. I mean, it is enough to be a stupid way to resolve our differences, but the reality is that most people who die in wars are not soldiers, it is innocent civilians. Here's the latest quote I saw about the fighting in Somalia: "Fierce fighting swept across Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens, mostly civilians." Stupid, stupid, stupid. The pictures from the fighting show a bunch of teenagers with huge guns running around t… Continue

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Republicans Prepare Propaganda Campaign To Kill Health Care Reform

Republican issues are not very popular. In order to get Republican issues passed, a lot of money is spent on propaganda research and campaigns. One person who does this for a living is Frank Luntz. Frank Luntz is the one who changed the "estate tax" into the "death tax". He changed "global warming" into the less problematic "climate change". He came up with the phrase "we have to fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here" to get Americans to support the ivasion of a country… Continue

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Republicans Need Us To Be Scared Out Of Our Minds

The Republicans released a new ad today asking if we, as Americans, feel safer under the Obama Administration. The video they released has very ominus and panic inducing music with images of terrorists blowing things up. This reminds me how shallow the Republican Party is. They have very few issues to run on so they try to remind us about how scared we should be in order to support their militaristic solutions. The problem is that most Americans are not falling for it anymore. Right after 9/1… Continue

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No Justification For Torture

It has been sickening to see so many Republicans trying to justify torture. Republicans have been on political programs and websites lately saying we didn't torture anyone and the things we did were justified. The only reasons Republicans are saying we didn't torture anyone is because they have redefined the word torture to allow the things that happened. I'm not sure how Repupublicans have the ability to say that waterboarding someone 100 times is not torture. Taking a cue from Donald Rumsfe… Continue

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