Our national security and defense agenda is built primarily on an endless preparation for war. Yet shouldn’t we also prepare for peace?

Oct 23, 2019 · 11:33 PM UTC

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Given the nuclear weapons that exist today, can we afford to only have policies geared toward keeping some people from having them? Shouldn’t we also have policies geared toward creating a world in which no one would ever even think of using them?
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In the words of H.G. Wells, “If we don’t end war, war will end us.” It is thoroughly irresponsible of us to NOT discuss how we can create a more peaceful world. In the words of Dennis Kucinich, “We must challenge the belief that war is inevitable.” We must do this and do it now.
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@cspan @PressClubDC Join me tomorrow, live on CSPAN, to discuss the establishment of a US Department of Peace c-span.org/video/?465674-1/m…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
"Ending the scourge of violence in the United States and across the planet requires more than suppressing violence. Lasting peace requires its active and systematized cultivation at every level of government and society." -@marwilliamson marianne2020.com/issues/us-d…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
You're going to get US killed! Half the people in the World want US DEAD! Plus I can not Trust My own Government or the Pentagon! #Vietnam The Democrats want my Guns so i can't even defend myself! Forget that! Keep yor Peace to yourself! I live in the REAL WORLD!
Replying to @marwilliamson
War makes peace.
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