Supporting War or Peace?

The girl above is promoting peace with her mouth duct taped shut. Why? Shouldn't she be able to speak in a country that has the freedom of speech?

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the government and much of the news media seem to be trying to "tape" our mouths shut lately? What I mean is... Word has it that we are not "patriotic" or "loyal to our country" unless we back the president whether we want to or not... It's kind of scary if you think about it. Have you felt a little intimidated lately to "tape" your mouth shut and give up your right to free speech? If you have... DON'T BE!!! Do NOT let anyone intimidate you into going against what you believe in! To blindly follow someone when you do not agree with them is not only ignorant, it can be dangerous! If you believe your elected officials are wrong, not only is it your right to disagree, it is your duty to your country to try and get things turned around. We should care about the soldiers who fight in these wars. They are only doing what they are ordered to do. The war is not their fault, but they are the ones who have to go risk their lives while the politicians who start the wars remain in safety. I think we should just let the politicians fight if they want to have these wars. How many wars would we have then? Most soldiers hate war as bad as anyone else does. It seems to me that the pacifists, or those who support peace, are actually the soldier's best friends. Aren't they the one's trying to get them back home to safety instead of putting them in danger? Who "really" supports the soldiers? I want to point out that the country of Iraq is not responsible for what happened on September 11. The Al-Qaida was who was found guilty for that. Many people seem to think they are getting revenge for September 11 by killing Iraqis, but they are terribly mistaken. It would be the same if some hate group like the KKK in the U.S. did something in another country. The citizens of the U.S. are not any more responsible for what the KKK does than are the Iraqis for what the Al-Qaida does. Do the people of Iraq have a right to be angry because of this war? Would we be angry if we were them? I'm also curious as to what gives one country the right to have as many "weapons of mass destruction" as they want, yet they start a war with another country because they are not supposed to have these weapons. What is that all about? Isn't the United Nations supposed to make decisions about things like that? Aren't the members of the United Nations supposed to abide by what the U.N. decides instead of taking matters into their own hands if the U.N. doesn't do things exactly the way they like? Why even have a U.N. if that is the case? The whole idea behind "united nations" is that many heads are better than one. When combined these nations can prevent wars and keep world peace, but when one or two people decide they know more than the majority, that is when the trouble starts. Does the U.S. REALLY want to liberate the people of Iraq from Hussein, or do they actually want control Iraq's oil? If the people who support the war really wanted to help the people of Iraq and "liberate" them then why are they the one's yelling "bomb them all" and "nuke them." I'm sure everyone has heard this more than once. (Aren't "nuclear weapons" also "weapons of mass destruction"?) Why liberate Iraq anyway? Why not any of another dozen countries similar to Iraq? Or is that the next step? Maybe this is just the beginning? Who makes these decisions anyway? The U.N.? The citizens of the U.S.? Or one man and a few of his friends? Who SHOULDN'T be making these decisions? There is nothing wrong with peace or the desire to maintain it. The world is a lot better place without all this unnecessary killing. Don't be intimidated into "taping" your mouth shut. When people begin to let political leaders and their puppets intimidate them and silence them it is not long before you have no freedoms. Most of us have the right to free speech and we should exercise that right by being heard! The "warmongers" have no problem exercising their right to free speech so we shouldn't either! Let's show the soldiers who care about them the most and get them returned home to their families where they belong. Mike

Part of the interview between Gustave Gilbert and Hermann Goering, Hitler's right hand man, during the Nuremberg Nazi war crime trials April 18, 1946. Goering: "Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship." Gilbert: "There is one difference," I pointed out. "In a democracy the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars." Goering: "Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

An anonymous "quote" found on the Internet since December 2001. Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so.

Always remember that the government or news media can make people believe just about anything. The less educated are always their easiest and first targets. Don't be fooled! Believe in your own judgments! You know the difference between right and wrong! NEVER let them think for you! Don't be a puppet! Be a thinker! War is NOT a football game where you pull for your team. People die in wars. War is like cancer. You do your best to prevent it, but if it happens you do everything you can to stop it! Mike

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