Karl Frederick
07-09-2015, 10:06 AM
From the petition website https://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/manifesto-on-the-future-of-war-and-climate-change:
In view of the growing risk that in future wars weapons, nuclear and otherwise, will be employed that threaten the continued existence of humanity, we urge the governments of the world to realize, and to acknowledge publicly, that their purpose cannot be furthered by a world war, and we urge them, consequently, to find peaceful means for the settlement of all matters of dispute between them. We also propose that all governments of the world begin to convert those resources previously allocated to preparations for destructive conflict to a new constructive purpose: the mitigation of climate change and the creation of a new sustainable civilization on a global scale.
Sounds like a good idea to me, particularly in light of our increasing belligerence overseas. I'm tempted to say "the US gov't belligerence" . . . but can't deny that I'm part of the problem if I stay silent. Maybe the petition is a small step in a good direction. It has been signed by Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Helen Caldicott, Medea Benjamin, and others who urge us toward a saner world.
In view of the growing risk that in future wars weapons, nuclear and otherwise, will be employed that threaten the continued existence of humanity, we urge the governments of the world to realize, and to acknowledge publicly, that their purpose cannot be furthered by a world war, and we urge them, consequently, to find peaceful means for the settlement of all matters of dispute between them. We also propose that all governments of the world begin to convert those resources previously allocated to preparations for destructive conflict to a new constructive purpose: the mitigation of climate change and the creation of a new sustainable civilization on a global scale.
Sounds like a good idea to me, particularly in light of our increasing belligerence overseas. I'm tempted to say "the US gov't belligerence" . . . but can't deny that I'm part of the problem if I stay silent. Maybe the petition is a small step in a good direction. It has been signed by Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Helen Caldicott, Medea Benjamin, and others who urge us toward a saner world.