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For Stephen Stills
We have become so polarized. The lines are drawn so black and thick between each side, the pickets filled with stark and ugly words that only emphasize a hate that grows when one’s own thoughts have turned to stone fit … Continue reading
Peace in Action?
On one of the communities I manage, someone made a comment that it seems like all the peace-oriented communities are pretty comatose — not a lot of posting activity. This made me wonder about peace-makers, in general. To me, a … Continue reading
Tell Your Children
Thinking of Richie Havens (thanks to poetbear for dutifully transcribing “Younger Men Grow Older”), I reached into the deep chasm of the archives and pulled out the only Richie Havens-inspired song I ever wrote. It dates from about 12 years … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged conflict, damnation, exclusivity, fundamentalism, religion, spirituality, war
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Independence Day
I heard the sounds last night of war outside my window and front door, wild shells and streaks of fire and light; and I was troubled at the sight. No thought of where the sparks might land entered the minds … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged celebrations, democracy, dissent, fireworks, freedom of speech, holidays, independence, Independence Day, politics, rebellion, war
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The Art of War on …
Poverty, Illiteracy, Hunger, Drugs, and ultimately what I’d like to address, Terrorism. Does it appear to anyone but myself that our great “national” causes (that we cast as decisive “battles” since Johnson’s Great Society and its War on Poverty) deal … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Statements
Tagged causes, communication, mass media, national agenda, politics, rhetoric, Sun Tzu, terrorism, The Art of War, war
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W.M.D.
wealthy men decide worldwide military dependency whitehouse motives dubious war means death without meaningful direction wholesale media duplicity wanton mercenary demonstrations willful misinformation dissemination wrongful misuse doctrine winner molded demographics warped mission definition wholly moronic defense whitewashed mind denial well … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged coersion, deception, fear, George W Bush, Iraq, justification, mass media, war
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Mightier Than the Sword
My pen and paper ‘gainst your sword and shield We both draw blood on the same battlefield It’s a war of ideas, and some of them proud None of them dare speak their motives out loud My own revolution turned … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged battles, communication, conflict, daily poems, negotiation, resolution, war, writing
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