Fighting For Peace

Doesn't sound right, does it?

It's okay if your 'fight' is a struggle, a series of determined actions, a challenge to be met -- but can a goal of peace really be used as an excuse for combat?

It doesn't seem to make sense. If you want someone to calm down and listen to reason, you don't start shooting at him. If you want a group of people to NOT hate you, you don't blow up their village.

Can any 'war on terror' ever be won? Isn't war one of the most terrifying things imaginable? Okay, if there are real terrorists out there, who simply cannot be reasoned with, maybe they should be hunted down. Declaring war on a whole country, though? Is that ever really necessary? By doing that, aren't you just creating more terror, and more reasons to be hated and attacked?

Dictionary.com defines 'terrorism' as: "The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons." Perhaps many have sidestepped the 'unlawful' part -- when you make your own laws, nothing you do ends up being illegal -- but the rest of the definition fits. The most prevalent form of government in this world is TERRORISM.

How is such a problem solved? John F. Kennedy had a pretty good handle on things when he said, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Today we might say we have nothing to be terrified about but terror itself, but the fact of the matter is that the world is in the hands of some seriously twisted individuals.

The only way I see out of this situation, where terror is being spread worldwide, is to conquer fear. That, however, is only the first step. Beyond a lack of fear, we must have the courage and resolve to stand up to those who would attempt to frighten us into submission.

Taking a stand isn't something that's easy to do alone. We need a support network. We need to know there are others who feel the way we do, and who will take action with us. Since the problem itself appears difficult to identify, the network can also serve to educate others about the solution.

When I founded the Unified Settlement, early in 2004, the discovery of many similar movements was encouraging. What most of them seem to lack, however, is a basic understanding of what is at the root of all our problems.

Without that knowledge, activism is like attacking an iceberg with a blow-dryer.

The conspirators can allow a moral victory here and there. It's important to keep the oppressed hopeful. "Let them go on fighting their causes," they might whisper,"Keep them busy, so they don't discover the real truth..." They can afford to be smug. Within their group of secret societies, much of this world is under their control. They can pretty much do whatever they want, and it seems no one can stop them.

I've quoted this Pirelli Tire slogan many times: POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL. We need to find a way to make things very slippery for the conspirators, the power elite. Considering their grip on the mainstream media, exposing them involves the alternative media, part of which is right here -- the 'blogosphere'. Another possibility is garnering the attention and participation of celebrities and other media professionals (producers, directors, agents, etc). Many of them are already involved in one form of activism or another, wanting to 'give something back'...

Of course we can bet that a few of them are riding in the hip pockets of the power elite, and that some of their charities serve mostly to divert funds (don't get me started about money -- that's for another post) and/or create tax loopholes (don't get me started about taxes yet, either).

World peace depends, to put it simply, on the people becoming aware of what the real reasons for war are. Further, they should know that they have been systematically deceived, and by WHOM. If some of us feel unbridled hatred toward others of us, the ultimate cause of that hatred needs to be examined.

As always, there is the question, "Who benefits?" The power elite benefit from war in many ways, just as they benefit from other conspiracies I'll cover in this space.

Part of it for them, I imagine, is the thrill of victory. Perhaps they feel much like we do when we pull off a good prank.

They've punked us enough. Time to retaliate.


Phil Smith
November 4/5, 2005