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| This 4th of July put away the flags By Howard Zinn - "Is not nationalism -- that devotion to a flag, an anthem, a boundary so fierce it engenders mass murder -- one of the great evils of our time, along with racism, along with religious hatred? These ways of thinking -- cultivated, nurtured, indoctrinated from childhood on -- have been useful to those in power, and deadly for those out of power." Is our military used for corporate enrichment at the expense of world peace? Read More GOP Menopause |
Event Reminders: Signatures on Referendum deadline is June 23!Thursday, 06/23/2011 Has Oceanside Gone Crazy? by Chuck Lowery. Editor's Note: The signature deadline of June 23 is for a Referendum Petition to overturn the Oceanside City Council's repeal of Oceanside's affordable housing ordinance, which had been in place by law for around 30 years!-Nina Hall LGBT fun BBQ on Oceanside Beach Free Monthly E-Waste Collection in Encinitas Escondido Charter Planning Meeting Campout in the Dawson/Los Monos Reserve Honey Bee and Other Pollinators Festival List of Democratic events in San Diego County To read the best progressive newsletter west of the Mississippi, click on Jellison's EZINE here List of Democratic events in San Diego County To read the best progressive newsletter west of the Mississippi, click on Jellison's EZINE here Esondido Democratic Club meets Lake San Marcos Dem Club Meets Free Monthly E-Waste Collection in Encinitas Lagoon Day Big Blue BBQ NC Film Club wraps season with Get Low NC Film Club opens Summer-Fall Season NC Film Club rolls Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts This 'N ThatI am part and parcel of the whole and cannot find God apart from the rest of humanity.- Mohandas Gandhi Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win. Respectful dialogue, in the interest of searching for more complete truth, is considerably more productive than arguing for the purity of position. An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all. War is as outmoded as cannibalism, chattel slavery, blood-feuds, and dueling, an insult to God and humanity...a daily crucifixion of Christ. The poor cannot be convinced that God is neutral . . . In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the realists. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. If all the Churches of Europe closed their doors until the drums ceased rolling they would act as a most powerful reminder that though the glory of war is a famous and ancient glory, it is not the final glory of God. By doing service, heart and mind are purified -- be convinced of this! To engage in service is a very powerful sadhana (spiritual discipline); do not become impatient. Rather serve your people with the utmost calm and have a kind word for everyone. Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light. Angels can fly because they take themselves so lightly. I expect to pass through this world but once, therefore any good that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not come this way again. When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS! Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. Change comes not from men and women changing their minds, but from the change from one generation to the next. In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. The finger pulls the trigger, but the trigger may also be pulling the finger. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. The Christian fight for peace is not to be confused with defeatism. What good is a house, if you haven't got a decent planet to put it on? Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as real strength. It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible- not to have to run away. Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork? The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God. The problems of this world are so gigantic that some are paralysed by their own uncertainty. Courage and wisdom are needed to reach out above this sense of helplessness. Desire for vengeance against deeds of hatred offers no solution. An eye for an eye makes the world blind. If we wish to choose the other path, we will have to search for ways to break the spiral of animosity. To fight evil one must also recognize one's own responsibility. The values for which we stand must be expressed in the way we think of, and how we deal with, our fellow humans. | Articles & News: 'Pro-Life?' -- An unclear message Article Thoughts of Fallbrook's Kit-Bacon on what the word "Pro-Life means. Does it mean supporting only unborn fetuses, or does it also mean supporting the living born? "Language is so interesting. And sometimes surprising." Cartoons of the Week Gov. Walker wants the whole cow!GOP: You're gonna love voucherized Medicare!Romney thinks he's the frontrunner!Unions & the Middle ClassObama plays poker with GOP Olga Diaz Declares Libraries to be Core Services Tell Obama: Put solar on the White House! Governor Brown's Update on the Budget 06/12/2011
Governor Brown continues to try to pass a reasonable mix of cuts and temporary tax extensions, to be voted on by the people, but the Republican minority in the state house continues to obstruct any solution that allows the people a voice in the process. World Economy Collapse explained in 3 minutes
Witty dialogue, profound explanation of today's economic conundrum, a spiral that could collapse the world economy. Married gay spouse faces deportation -
Marriage inequality - NEW YORK -- Cristina Alcota and Monica Ojeda were legally married in the United States but face possible separation due to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). While the couple was married in Connecticut, federal immigration protections do not apply to same-sex couples because of DOMA. To help tell their story, Freedom to Marry and In The Life Media recently released a video spotlighting Alcota and Ojeda's plight. Manning Video:American troops slaughter civilians
Army intel analyst Bradley Manning faces decades in prison for allegedly leaking this video of a U.S. helicopter attack killing 11 civilians and wounding two children in Baghdad, Iraq. The Army covered up the evidence and declared the war crime "justified". Now they say that exposing the massacre is criminal. INFO CLICK HERE: Incedible balance of The Mobile Dancer
For pure aesthetic enjoyment: A truly unique dance by a male dancer who assembles a very complex mobile over his head in a spiritual dance. Lost Generation, Will it go forward or backward?
This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you read as well as listen...forward and backward. This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. Arlington West - Memorial to our dead soldiers
Independence Day, July 4. View this short film. Remember our dead from the two present wars. Please honor the living vets. Invite one out to dinner. At least thank one for their service. May there be no more wars. Ted Olson Interview With Fox News Chris Wallace
Wallace, insinuating that Gay Marriage is judicial activism, asks where is it in the Constitution that permits gay mariage. "Where is the right to interracial marriage in the Constitution" asked Ted Olsen of Wallace. Brilliant arguments by Olson. When Wallace insists the voters have the right to outlaw gay marriage, Olson asks if it would be constitutional for the voters to force blacks to drink at separate water fountains. Cartoons of the Week Gov. Walker wants the whole cow!Japan aftershocks dramatically rattle USANewt bumper stickerUnions & the Middle ClassObama plays poker with GOP Hiroshima: A criminal act on epic scale
The US dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima.
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a criminal act on an epic scale. It was premeditated mass murder that unleashed a weapon of intrinsic criminality. For this reason its apologists have sought refuge in the mythology of the ultimate "good war", whose "ethical bath", as Richard Drayton called it, has allowed the west not only to expiate its bloody imperial past but to promote 60 years of rapacious war, always beneath the shadow of The Bomb. By John Pilger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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