[NOTE: I wrote this essay in 2004, when I lived in Sacramento a few blocks from the state Capital building.] Democrats and Republicans; bless them all. Libertarians, Peace and Freedom, Reformers, and Greeners; bless them all. Natural “Lawyers,” Light Party and Veterans Party, bless them all. If you’ve ever taken a few minutes to look at the vast spectrum of…
Read MoreDay: January 28, 2007
Thoughts on Peace: Why Bother? (Part IV)
It is possible that this series has continued to raise questions instead of bring on any definitive reasons why we should bother believing in, or seeking peace, especially since the “best minds” and strategists seem doggedly intent on doing it by bribery, coercion, intimidation, demonstrations of military might and war waging. In the now famous Dr. Phil-ism, I’d ask the…
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