https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/10/29/parallel-universe-peace
"We can start a nuclear war in five minutes, faster than we can order a
pizza. But it took the world 72 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to
officially declare nukes illegal (for some), and another three years to
ratify that declaration, followed by a hope that this is the beginning
of stigmatizing nukes sufficiently so that someday the nuclear powers
will surrender their weapons voluntarily, or at least stop developing
new ones.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has declared this treaty “dangerous”
and has urged signatories to withdraw their support. I note also that
the U.S. president is famous for his fear and hatred of non-white
potential immigrants, be they Muslim or Mexican or African, and —
speaking of stigmatization — has said that a lot of them are from
“shithole countries.” And he has no problem with putting them, or at
least their children, in cages.
Think of it! The guy who could start a nuclear war has, in his own mind,
already dehumanized a huge percentage of the world’s population. Doing
so makes it so much easier to kill them when necessary.
Creating peace requires an enormous growing up, politically and every
other way. Those who are committed to peace and global equality are
forced to work for it in a world that is seriously prejudiced in favor
of war. The path to war is easy and smooth, and nuclear war is easiest
of all."
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
