We tend to think of separate wars: Israel versus Hamas, Russia versus Ukraine, China versus whomever in the future or Iran versus whomever in the future and so forth. 1/7
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But that’s not the clearest perspective for the 21st-century. The bigger picture is war itself versus the survival of our species. 2/7
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JFK said we will get rid of war or war will get rid of us. 3/7
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Think of all the money spent by the United States, China, Russia, Iran, the nations of Europe, Saudi Arabia and so forth…trillions of trillions…then think what the world would look like if all that money went to furthering the cause of humanity. 4/7
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Some people think it’s fantasy and naiveté to think we could even consider the possibility of a world without war. 5/7
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I think what’s naïve is to think humanity will even survive for another hundred years if we don’t at least try. 6/7
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We should imagine a world without war within 100 years, and reverse engineer from there. Our biggest task of the 21st century is to learn to wage peace. marianne2024.com/issues/us-d… 7/7

US Department of Peace

Ending violence in the United States and the planet requires more than suppressing violence. Lasting peace requires active and systematized cultivation.

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Terrorists are not capable of peace.
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The foundational component of this is to teach people how to healthily process their emotions as early in life as possible.
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The world needs more people who think like you.
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Does this mean you no longer support the Ukraine war? I quit listening to you when you supported Biden’s position and this is the first I’ve seen anything different.
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You cannot live in peace with terrorists. They won't allow it. I personally think you would be too weak on terrorism.