There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.
Mahatma Gandhi
- Israel-Hamas-Iran-Hezbullah
- Russia-Ukraine-NATO-Republican Party
- North Korea
- China-Taiwan
- Sudan
- ISIS
- Syria
- The forces of Fossil Foolishness
- “Christian” Nationalism
- Bidenomics for all vs. Friedmanite Market Fundamentalism, the Shock Doctrine, and Starve the Beast
- etc.
The greedy, racist, bigoted authoritarians don’t WANT peace. They are in the minority in each country, but many don’t run democratic societies with human rights and rule of law, essential components of peace. Eventually the forces of peace will be able to rise up and require it, but we don’t know when for sure.
Well, Nov. 2024 for the US government, and Israel’s next election, not yet scheduled, are good candidates.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
Nelson Mandela
We have seen peace break out in Northern Ireland and South Africa, when one of the terrorist factions gave up on the old strategy,
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
and made deals with those they had previously defined to be the enemy.
Now, as to your personal version of this koan, well, whom are you fighting when you aren’t peaceful yourself?
Any questions?