What's So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding?
brianlux
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Jesus, Joseph and Mary, the pages are full of horrors and pain and war and death and hell and shit and shit and shit. Somebody please tell me, "what's so funny about peace love and understanding anyway?". Why not "give peace a chance"? Will "Love and Only Love" endure? I don't know if I should just run naked down the street and scream, "People. STOP FIGHTING!" or just go around and kiss everyone I see or what. Is it really to much to ask for peace and love in this world?
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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I think the first step - one step - is being the change we want to see.
I don't know if there's more awfulness happening lately or we have more exposure to it.
Trying not to lose sight of the good shit is tough sometimes, but it sure helps from going bonkers.
The trusted are definitely not the politicians, no matter which country we're talking about. I live in a neutral country and still our government is cringe-worthy to put it kindly. Although I have to say I was positively surprised that Austria was the second country to sign on to support 'Children of Peace' yesterday. This is an initiative to offer education and psychological help to children in war zones, so they have a future and are less likely to believe the tales from recruiters of extremist groups.
I think what we can do is not participate in or finance violence, try to be a positive influence to children so they don't grow up to be prejudiced towards others and keep our heads as hedonist said. And not shut up when corporations or politians with ulteriour motives want us to.
I wonder if this is ever going to stop considering there are people who grew up not knowing what peace feels like. Makes it easy for extremists to recruit the next generation and for greedy opportunists to make a fortune benefitting from the deaths of thousands.
On a more positive note: thanks for the ear worm, I won't be able to get Nick Lowe out of my head for the next three days.
They love you so badly for sharing their sorrow, so pick up that guitar and go break a heart - Kris Kristofferson
We are talking about,debating and pondering many points of view ,experiences,predujudices,and world issues.We are venting our frustrations,learning new perspectives and talking about what we just cant explain.We are doing it peacefully and respectfully and all under an umbrella of common ground,on a site sponsored by a band that has impacted all of us.For change to start a conversation must happen first.Other view points must be listened to and contemplated.Shit we are talking war,sex,religion,god ,land,taxes,immigration,philosophy,politics,etc basically all the hot button issues that usually are taboo talk in public.
This is not only a great place to come and kill a few minutes to vent,learn and laugh but has also become some must read entertainment.Basically a good start .
If for no other reason to not have Brian run around naked kissing people,screaming like a crazy man all hopped up on caffeine and bath salts.
Fittingly, the line from that song comes to mind - "I don't think it's funny no more"
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed".- Carl Jung.
"Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."- Paul Klee
This is a great version too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ywceG6onqgThey love you so badly for sharing their sorrow, so pick up that guitar and go break a heart - Kris Kristofferson
So my point it that there's good in all of us especially those on here but like in that Planet Of The Apes movie we certainly can turn on each other in the blink of an eye.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
It's interesting, the contrast between his sense of longing and Costello's anger in his version.
I think they both fit.
To g - thank you for that perspective. Here's to less of you hopping and more of you healing!
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
crank up positive vibes,
talk the vicious animal down,
be aware of one's breathing,
do every thing possible to be considerate of others,
dodge the bullets and follow the path of least resistance.
And maybe get a little wasted now and then. Yeah.
Your attitude is a cop-out.
Then again, maybe you can just sit at home getting stoned and disrupt debates on internet forums with refeence to 'peace, love and understanding'. and 'dancing for peace', and 'spreading postive vibes', e.t.c.
Meanwhile, while you content yourself with such vacuous inanities, people are being blown to pieces with bombs that your tax dollars paid for.
and breath.
or as a friend once said, "shitfuckdampisshell!"
OK, feel better now?
What a sad thing to be so angry
toward someone you
don't
know
jack
fucking
shit about.
Man, you don't know jack about me.
Doing is what it's all about.
These are only words.
The whole forum is only words.
The action is not here.
Doing is everything.
What more do you want?
Cut my hair?
Make a hair suite?
What a pathetic thing to project so much anger
toward someone you don't know
jack fucking shit about.
And you might want to let a few of your own words out of the pen now and then and give them doggies a good run. Posting endless reams of links material is also a cop out. As is spewing anger, inciting others and hating yourself.
I don't feel anger towards you. You're just projecting. I'm just irritated by all this lame hippy-shit nonsense that you keep posting.
You wanna go dancing in the street and kissing people, then go do it? You wanna sit around a camp fire and sing 'Imagine', then who's stopping you?
People are being massacred as we speak, and some of us are taking a stand against it. And I don't just post here on this forum. I've been active in many places.
Enjoy your flowers and hugs.
Sorry everyone, I hope Bz and I are done here.
Sign the petition. Stop your tax dollars being used to pay for bombs to be dropped on babies.
https://campaigns.amnesty.org/actions/us-stop-arming-israel
Amnesty International: U.S. government: Stop arming Israel
Dear Secretary John Kerry,
I am writing to express my outrage and concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Gaza and Israel. I call on the U.S. government to urgently suspend arms transfers to Israel and help ensure that a UN arms embargo is imposed on all parties to the conflict.
....Amnesty International is calling for a UN-imposed comprehensive arms embargo on Israel, Hamas and Palestinian armed groups. As the U.S. is Israel’s largest exporter of military, security and policing equipment, Amnesty International is calling on the U.S. government to stop sending arms to Israel that are being used to commit atrocities.
I therefore urge you to:
Immediately stop the transfer of all U.S. arms to Israel until there is no longer a substantial risk that such equipment or technology will be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international human rights or humanitarian law. This includes ending the supply of all weapons, munitions, police equipment and devices, as well as training and techniques to Israel;
Help ensure that a comprehensive UN Security Council arms embargo is imposed on Israel, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups until effective mechanisms are in place to ensure that weapons, munitions, and other military equipment and technology will not be used to commit or facilitate serious violations international human rights or humanitarian law.
US policy prohibits the provision of weapons where there is a credible expectation that they may be used in grave human rights violations. The U.S. government must act in accordance with its own laws and policies concerning weapons transfers.
I rest my case.
Doing something, anything is great. Sign petitions, organize rallies, write letters, anything. We all want to make the world better, not fight with each other.
Good on ya both.
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.