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Thinking Dove wrote:Imagine

Jason White — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:22:21 -0400

Thinking Dove wrote:

Imagine how much safer and peaceful our world will be when anyone who wants an atomic bomb can have one.

Huh? Like a second amendment for nuclear arms? Will people have to get a permit like for handguns? Will children sneak them into schools to threaten their rivals or "protect" themselves? Will the hapless accidentally annihilate their town while cleaning it because "they didn't realize it was loaded"? Will exploring toddlers happen upon a device, stored by a foolish parent in a non-childproof location, and innocently start a global nuclear misunderstanding?

My view is that our species must become very skilled in identifying and purging errant technologies. We've done it before. For example, we no longer construct buildings with asbestos. We no longer spray our parks and neighborhoods with DDT. We no longer make paint with lead. The difference with nuclear arms is the massive power over others that the technology affords. We have to purge our desire for such power from our collective consciousness before policy makers will be able to recognize the complete insanity of these weapons.

Hands off Iran!

Thinking Dove — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:16:24 -0400

Should the United States sit in Judgement of the world and decide who can have a modern military and who can't?
Are we to punish Iran like the ancient greek gods punished Promehtus for stealing fire?

It is bigotry to oppose Iran's Nuclear ambitions just because it is governed by a hereditary Islamic Theocracy.

We need to look at Iran's promise to wipe Israel off the map, and set Tel Aviv ablaze in context. It's just harmless Hyperbole.

The Soviet Union threatened to bury us once,,,and everything turned out fine

So?

Susan Livingston — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:24:21 -0500

I could do with more of that kind of "diversion" as opposed to the usual info-tainment the media has been known to hand out! If Ms. Rice doesn't care about the Palestinians, then I choose to respect her as a person who does her job in spite of her personal preferences and prejudices.

Editor, propeace.net

I agree with you on impeachment BUT....

papananook — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:48:50 -0500

This statement about Condi Rice is naive and doesn't hold up under scrutiny:

"I never thought I'd see the day that I'd speak on behalf of our Secretary of State, but judging from recent diplomatic efforts in Israel/Palestine, she actually seems to be learning how to do her job effectively."

Ms. Rice is just creating diversions for the Bush Admin. to
continue it's outrageous policies of Empire in the middle east...If you think she actually cares about the Palestinians, you are mistaken. Look deeper.
This Admin. has done so much damage, Ms. Rice included, that it will take decades to clean up their mess.

re: Impeachment Rising, Why some Republicans support Cheney impe

efields — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:14:15 -0500

Should anyone have qualms about the urgency of impeachment, please watch the following video:

http://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=588&thisvie...

Keep an eye on this new service, TheRealNews.com, it looks very promising.

Hymn of the Martyr

Rainbow Brain — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:15:58 -0400

Hymn of the Martyr

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