Indulge me here for 2 minutes...because this a different kind of diary for me:
The truth is not usually persuasive enough to convince Mother's that sending in the infantry is an okay thing.
The truth is not often convincing enough to convince Fathers that dropping bombs is legit.
And the truth is not usually convincing enough to convince Mothers and Fathers that Shock and Awe are good for their Babies.
Please indulge me, past the fold.
Security and Safety for our Families.
Defending our National Interests.
Making the World Safe for Freedom.
These are the words that make the buy list;
also known as the lie list.
that's compiled each time the inexorable drumbeat starts
Monied interests.
Corporate profits.
Peak oil.
These words never make the list.
Because they're not considered best sellers
by Mothers and Fathers and Babies.
And the words they use on the lie list never mention what's on the other side.
They can't mention that because,
On the Other Side are
Mothers, who don't think that the infantry is a good thing.
Fathers, who don't think that bombing is legit.
Babies who are shocked and awed and thus grow up in fear.
Babies who learn to hate from being subjected to that particular kind of hell that we like to call war.
Anyone lucky enough to travel the world knows
That the world is made up of Mothers and Fathers and Babies
Who all want the same thing.
To live.
To be.
To love.
To prosper.
And to make more babies.
It's important to allow at least your mind
To be a world travler sometimes.
Travel as often as you can.
On your journey you'll see
that on the other side
is us.