Make War, not Love

Of all the absurdities mankind is capable, War is the ultimate. It destroys and maims
lives, youth, hopes, families, homes, even civilizations. That wars are fought in furtherance of religious myths is the supreme obscenity. War solves nothing, and sets the stage for the next installment in destructive conflict.

War fought over territory defies the reasoning ability that supposedly distinguishes man from the beasts of the forest. No one is the owner of the land.
In the scale of eternity the land belongs to the cosmos. At best we can control
its use and disposition for but a moment. To destroy a generation of youth for such
a temporary advantage is idiocy.

The present political environment in our nation begins to resemble a rising tide toward warfare, between factions, not nations.
It has the potential to reach a shooting stage if demagogues continue to stoke the fire. With or without bullets, the damage
to our domestic tranquility could set this nation back for generations. When masses
cry out to "take this nation back", from whom are they repossessing it?
Rationality is color sensitive--when the economic ledger is red, it runs for the hills. People's minds close when under financial duress. It requires our politicians
to become statesmen and channel fear into more responsible channels. We are in real trouble when our politicos sell out to special interests, ignoring their responsibility for the needs of the public at large. We are at that point in our
national life. Our nation's health is precarious!
We need a Reform Bill for politics!