"War is over--if you want it."
--John Lennon and Yoko Ono
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
--Jesus Christ
"Now it should be incandescently clear that no one who has any concern for the integrity and life of America today can ignore the present war. If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read: Vietnam.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sometimes I feel as if I'm the only one. But surely there are others like me. Haven't we all just finally had enough? Republican, democrat, black, white, hokey or hip, we just keep circling round the same tired lie. I'm talking about the big one, the holy of holies. I'm talking about the war on terror. If no one else will say it, I will. The war on terror is a lie.
It's been a lie from the beginning when an incompetent cowboy went in guns blazing, vengeance on his breath and not a clue as to what it all meant. It's transformed into a more eloquent and sweet-sounding lie now that President Obama runs things. So sweet it even won a prize, for peace no less. Ah yes, a rose by any other name.
The simplest truths are always the easiest to forget. Murder, hatred, vengeance. They're wrong. To justify them--ever--is wrong. You can say it's for democracy, liberty, justice, peace. But it will always be a lie. And lies will always poison everything they touch.
So say no today. We cannot afford to wait any longer. Be like John, Jesus, Yoko and Martin: Say no to the poison that is war.
2 comments:
Wow, that was well put and reassuring...I was wondering if I was the only one thinking these "unpatriotic" thoughts. As one of the few non-natural born Americans around, it pains me to see my adopted country behaving so poorly. It seems most people are focused on getting through the day to day but there's a bigger world out there and what is being done in "our name" is wrong. Just wrong.
Another voice of reason! Thank you for taking a moment to comment on this post. It is appreciated.
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