11:33p

change begins with me
reading Gary's blog and comments section on "War"
really made me analyze more why i am completely against attacking Iraq.
so, gary, if you're reading this, thanks for being open to dialogue about this
in your comments section! It was really great to read what everyone contributed.

reading the comments made me think about the many freedoms we are
priveleged to have in the U.S.
unfortunately, we forget that these freedoms are not just a result of the struggles
of activists of the past (and present) and the presence of our military, but also because of the way
our government has oppressed other countries and peoples.

and as for our military power, it's just sad, very sad that we are stuck in
this "bullying" mindset in order to keep the rest of the world from attacking us.
hence, we continue to spend billions and billions of dollars on the military when
there are soooo many other issues we need to address with this money (i.e.education,
health care, and most importantly, the environment).

Good god, I don't even think many people are remotely aware of
how detrimental it is for us to pay attention to our
living habits in order to stop the degradation of the earth.
I was just reading in The Food Revolution
how natural disasters have been increasing every year since 1980.
And these natural disasters (floods, storms, etc.) are all a result of the
"green house" effect caused by, plain and simply, human consumption.

hell, without our environment, we don't have crap!
and with the threat of nuclear war with this attack on Iraq, we can pretty much
kiss our lovely planet earth goodbye
because not only will we be killing people
we'll also be increasing the green house effect and will
continue the massacre of hundreds of species of plants and animals.
and if you know science, you can attest that any imbalance in
our ecosystem is not a good thing for us.
actually, according to The Food Revolution, the earth is far better off without
human existence.
at least then, the earth can recuperate itself and regain the balance
that we humans have, quite frankly, destroyed.

so about the attack on iraq....there's no need for it.
and just because we can attack, doesn't mean we should.
at some point we need to get out of this bullying mentality and change the way we do
foreign policy. of course, this will probably take another 3 World Wars and the
decimation of earth before we get the damn picture.
this is what happens when we enjoy our freedoms so much that it leads us to complacency.