' Nuke option' ?? ! CEASE & DESIST: PeacePeople and the Japanese Should Be
OutRaged
When WORDs Create WORLDs.....Language Can Kill
How did this Bad Language Originate?
How and Who initiated the etymology for this phrasing using the hideous connotations of 'Nuclear' have they even referred to doing away with parlementary procedures of filibustering as " go nuclear "?
when people living now have lived through being nuked and so so many were incinerated instantly only 1 generation ago, what madness, what have we learned? and HAVE we actually WENT BackWards? in our spirit and moral growth, advancement?
~~~Foreigners seeing the word nuclear being bandied about, not versed in english, may get the impression we are debating nuclear strikes. given our reckless and lawless desrtuctive and deadly behavior ...swelling, peaking, habitual... with world regard,...~of No deterrent and stimulating no conscience or compassion, of course we should understand the unease and fear of any souls outside our borders, and of those keepin' it real Americans with a concern, a conscience and a commitment to progress & peace within-between-among All peoples. A response ability commensurate to resist the artificially imposed 'rhetorical reality' and a sacred duty to defend man over machine in the politics ie. (WhoDecidesWhoGetsWhat 'game') of Potential Futures.
...before a dream is made real, it enters as a thought, developes into a mental construct and then using more focused thought and WORDS it can then Become a physical fact such as a new building....
first came the words...-it is called a blueprint.
words, language is actually the building blocks, thoughtbytes PreCursors to the material world
Even the act, the creation of bringing actual..- human life into this world is discussed and decided on by The Lovers, and if accident , the planning and preparation begins while the child is in gestation.
word have immense power, effect, bytes of intent...raw material of creation
words...building blocks of physical reality
WORDS = CONDUITS OF SPIRIT...anonymous
Dennis K's speaking to the power and connotations in the ' Effect' of language AND thinking
as only He can express so forthrightly, eloquent & elegant & ELECTRIFYINGly
this passage explains the awesome Response Ability inherent in co-creation when as he says
A Fist? or an Open Hand ? as Each of Us Chooses...SO...~BeComes the World~~~
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In a democracy, budgetary, military and national objectives must be subordinate to the political process. Before we celebrate an imperial presidency, let it be said that the lack of free and open political process, the lack of free and open political debate, and the lack of free and open political dissent can be fatal in a democracy.
We have reached a moment in our country's history where it is urgent that people everywhere speak out as president of his or her own life, to protect the peace of the nation and world within and without. We should speak out and caution leaders who generate fear through talk of the endless war or the final conflict. We should appeal to our leaders to consider that their own bellicose thoughts, words and deeds are reshaping consciousness and can have an adverse effect on our nation. Because when one person thinks: fight! he or she finds a fight. One faction thinks: war! and starts a war. One nation thinks: nuclear! and approaches the abyss. And what of one nation which thinks peace, and seeks peace?
Neither individuals nor nations exist in a vacuum, which is why we have a serious responsibility for each other in this world. It is also urgent that we find those places of war in our own lives, and begin healing the world through healing ourselves. Each of us is a citizen of a common planet, bound to a common destiny. So connected are we, that each of us has the power to be the eyes of the world, the voice of the world, the conscience of the world, or the end of the world. And as each one of us chooses, so becomes the world.
Each of us is architect of this world. Our thoughts, the concepts. Our words, the designs. Our deeds, the bricks and mortar of our daily lives. Which is why we should always take care to regard the power of our thoughts and words, and the commands they send into action through time and space.
We must move away from fear's paralysis. This is a call to action: to replace expanded war with expanded peace. This is a call for action to place the very survival of this planet on the agenda of all people, everywhere. As citizens of a common planet, we have an obligation to ourselves and our posterity. We must demand that our nation and all nations put down the nuclear sword. We must demand that our nation and all nations:
Peace And Nuclear Disarmamant: A Call To Action
by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)
t r u t h o u t | Feature
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/03.30C.Kucinich.Peace.htm
". . . Come my friends, 'tis not too late to seek a newer world," . . .
Alfred Lord Tennyson
If you believe that humanity has a higher destiny, if you believe we can evolve, and become better than we are; if you believe we can overcome the scourge of war and someday fulfill the dream of harmony and peace earth, let us begin the conversation today. Let us exchange our ideas.
Let us plan together, act together and create peace together.
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"If only , if only, nuclear war was just another kind of war. If only it was about the usual things-- nations and territories, gods and histories. If only those of us who dread it are just worthless moral cowards who are not prepared to die in defense of our beliefs. If only nuclear war was the kind of war in which countries battle countries and men battle men. But it isn't. If there is a nuclear war, our foe will not be China or America or even each other. Our foe will be the Earth herself. The very elements-- the sky, the air, the land, the wind and water-- will turn against us."
-- Arundhati Roy "The End of Imagination"
"But let us pause to give credit where it's due. Whom must we thank for all this? The Men who made it happen. The Masters of the Universe. Ladies and Gentlemen, the United States of America! Come on up here, folks, stand up and take a bow.Thank you for showing us the way. Thank you for altering the very meaning of life. From now on it is not dying we must fear,but living. It is such supreme folly to believe that nuclear weapons are deadly only if they're used. The fact that they exist at all,their very presence in our lives, will wreak more havoc than we can begin to fathom. Nuclear weapons pervade our thinking.They are the ultimate colonizer. Whiter than any white man that ever lived. The very heart of whiteness."
-- Arundhati Roy "The End of Imagination"
above 2 quotes are from~~~~~
MOST EXCELLENT PIECE !.. I HAVE RECITED IT MANY TIMES AND MADE A CultureJam
multi-media cassette recording that i am looking to put on CD for burning...somehow
The Alienated State of America: A Hateful Divide
http://mutanex.com/alienated
Matthew 15 gives us the words of Jesus:
11. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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Freedom of speech appears in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. Our founding fathers understood the importance of words.
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Do you still think your words or your neighbors words are not all that important? Turn to the Bible and read the first words in the Book of John.
JOHN 1:1
1 ¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Has any book ever given more importance to words?
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Nothing happens until someone sells something.
Anonymous
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Have you ever heard of "Fighting Words"?
They are not called "Fighting Words" for nothing!
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The pen is mightier than the sword.
From: Richelieu (1839)
By: Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)
Actions speak louder than words.
When actions are used as speech (words) they are indeed powerful. But actions can come and go. Words and the visualizations they create can be more easily preserved and transported through time and space. We carry our words and visualizations through life and they give our actions meaning and direction which allows us to let our dreams become reality.
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Who do we choose to be?
By Paul Jenkinson
Online Journal Contributing Writer (Australia)
March 6, 2003 --And so, the question before us now in these troubled and
turbulent times, as it has always been, is: "Who do we choose to be?"
These are exciting days, albeit in a scary apocalyptic kind of way. Never
before in the entire planetary minute, the sweeping cosmic instant, that is
humanities trumpeted existence, have we stood so close to such possibilities
of collective conscious creation as we do now.
(snip)
Didn't
Jesus repeatedly say words to the effect of: that which I do/am, so too can
you do/be?
Funnily enough, of all the 'gaps' that are now widening: rich and poor,
consumption and resources, population and space, lifestyle and
sustainability, there is one that is ever closing: science and spirituality.
I have no doubt that on the splendid day when these two complete their
inevitable convergence there will be many who will come together on that
bridging of knowledge and truth to share a good long laugh.
This newfound ability to liaise easily, cheaply and quickly with each other
via television, radio, phone, internet etc. continues to exponentially
increase the amount of information available for our consumption, and we
have come to love consuming.
It is ironic that the most significant danger inherent in this information
explosion is posed by the very institutions of 'powe,' governments,
corporations, mass media, organised religion, etc., that seek to control it.
Witness their misguided efforts to control and influence the channels and
substance of this information and which portions of it are then deemed
appropriate for our consumption.
Look no further than the creation of 'propaganda dissemination' departments
installed by the most powerful government currently on earth. The carefully
orchestrated and manipulated press briefings that spew continuously from
democratically elected governments. The deliberate misrepresentation of the
truth by all 'power' institutions, the willingness of our mainstream media
to compliantly relay these messages to the masses.
(snip)
The common themes in all these inspiring words are: with perseverance and
self belief anything is possible, we can create whatever life we wish, the
ability to do anything or be anybody is dormant within us all, strength of
conviction will win the day and that reality is ours to manipulate! This is
powerful, frightening stuff.
Nelson Mandela's beautifully haunting words are apt:
"Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we
are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most
frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of
God: your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing
enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around
you. We were born to make manifest of the glory of God within us. It is not
just in some of us, it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear our presence automatically liberates others."
All these, and countless other similar expressions from equally heralded
figures, are all individual reflections and insights on this particular
aspect of the true nature of reality. These reflections, despite their
differences of perspective, tone and understanding, are all observations on
this profound and deeply spiritual truth. It is no coincidence that most, if
not all, of histories most influential, successful and truly powerful people
have shared an understanding, at whatever level of depth, of this truth. Put
as simply as I am capable of, this truth is: we create reality.
How does this work? I will attempt to explain my current, limited
understanding of the mechanics that govern this law. All our actions stem
from our beliefs. Our beliefs are derived from our deepest held, innermost,
often unconscious, sponsoring thoughts and feelings. Ultimately all
sponsoring thoughts and feelings derive themselves from one of two
perspectives: love or fear. In other words: everything we feel, think, say
and do is governed by whether we act out of love or fear. Therefore, if we
consciously choose to always behave in accordance with our knowledge and
abilities to practice these laws, we will make manifest whatever reality we
seek.
"Seek to be the change you wish to see." Ghandi provides a fine example of a
man who lived his life in constant accordance with this principle, coming as
he did from a sponsoring thought and feeling of love, to make his reality
manifest in the wider world. Hitler provides another example of a man who
lived his life in accordance with this principle, out of a sponsoring
thought and feeling of fear, to make his reality manifest in the wider
world. Luckily in Hitler's instance the wider world eventually decided that
this reality was not an acceptable one and acted to change it.
(snip)
To pro-actively, consciously implement this truth/principle/law continuously
in every aspect of our daily lives is the goal of our individual and
collective evolution. This is the highest state of consciousness, or
'being,' that we can aspire to. Buddhists label such people within their
belief system 'enlightened.'
Choosing, and constantly reaffirming that choice, all day every day, is the
path to inner well-being, contentment, happiness and finally unbridled joy.
There are many examples of people who successfully achieve this, from well
known inspirational figures such as the Dalai Lama, to the unknown social
worker or mother of three living down your street. We all know the ones,
they have 'shiny' eyes, a constant smile and a presence about them that is
tangible, we see them on peak hour trains and envy them their peace and joy.
This truth operates at the individual and group level and the great secret
is that it is everyone's birthright. Another great secret of this truth is:
it does not matter what we feel, think, or do, so long as it is in
accordance with who we say we choose to be.
In reality, we are continuously defining ourselves to the world as the
latest version and vision of who it is we choose to be.
In these troubled and turbulent times perhaps you could spare some time to
reflect on these questions: who do I choose to be and am I behaving in
accordance with that choice? What does our collective society say it chooses
to be and are we behaving in accordance with that choice?
full text by Paul Jenkinson at end of this link:
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/12/1666138.php
The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.
- Mark Twain
PeaceWithin~PeaceBetween~PeaceAmong