How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh
I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.
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posted by Annamarie at
11:11 PM
3 comment(s):
YES! I agree with you, it's AWFUL, and it seems like we're in this dark place trying so hard to find the speck of light to guide us out. It's terrible to say, but it feels like worse things lie ahead in wait. Oh I hope it's not true, but, it all feels so dark.
CAConrad
http://TRANSBOXER.blogspot.com
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poet CAConrad , at
11:38 PM
Thank you for your comment. Glad you found the article of interest. Hopefully, there is a light ahead, and things will improve.
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Annamarie, at
1:12 AM
yes they hate for our freedoms, so we have to give up our freedoms for security, and to "guarantee" security we have to torture detainees that haven't been charged and have been held captive in gitmo for years without a lawyer
welcome to the fourth reich!
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Anonymous, at
3:58 PM
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