Friday, November 11, 2005
PACIFICA COMMENTARY FOR NOVEMBER 9, 2005
Congratulations to the People's Summit of the Americas which took place simultaneously with the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
A constant theme has come from the poor of the Americas. "The struggle itself is the victory." This is how Latin America is showing leadership and refuses to be overcome by the stench of violence, ignorance, hypocrisy, falsehood and ersatz religion in which we live.
They know that efforts to control the global economy by eight powerful nations has been a huge failure. The precious air we breathe requires international action and regulation, the oceans which are over one-third dead require international action and regulation.
But our nation has become an international factory of terror. Shock and Awe was terror. Our military policy is terror. Our domestic policy is also terror as we see essential programs for our people trashed as incompetent and apolitical cronies divide up endless billions of our tax money for their self interests.
The movement for justice and peace, however, is truly world-wide. We believe that the world is ready and eager for a major realignment. Here is what we mean:
*Among the vast majority of the globe there is virtually no opposition to accepting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that the world's people soundly denounce the existing warfare system.
* In the new global and interdependent community, indeed in any developed society, health care must be a right.
* In the new global and interdependent community, education must be a right.
* In the new global and interdependent community reverence for the planet will be understood. The air, the water, the soil and most of all, the people will be treated with reverence and respect.
* As we look to the decline and fall of corporate dictatorship, the bottom line of profit must never again be the bottom line.
* The new bottom line must be the felt needs of humanity. We all know what they are: adequate nutrition, housing, medical care, education and environmental sustainability. The outlay required to accomplish these things is far less than what we are spending on a corrupt warfare state.
Please don't ask others what you can do. Ask yourself what you are going to do. Ask yourself how you are going to join in with like minded people to build new organic structures which grow from the base of society.
The voice for justice and peace is now a majority. Please follow the lead of the People's Summit of the Americas and enter into the struggle which is itself a victory.
Congratulations to the People's Summit of the Americas which took place simultaneously with the Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
A constant theme has come from the poor of the Americas. "The struggle itself is the victory." This is how Latin America is showing leadership and refuses to be overcome by the stench of violence, ignorance, hypocrisy, falsehood and ersatz religion in which we live.
They know that efforts to control the global economy by eight powerful nations has been a huge failure. The precious air we breathe requires international action and regulation, the oceans which are over one-third dead require international action and regulation.
But our nation has become an international factory of terror. Shock and Awe was terror. Our military policy is terror. Our domestic policy is also terror as we see essential programs for our people trashed as incompetent and apolitical cronies divide up endless billions of our tax money for their self interests.
The movement for justice and peace, however, is truly world-wide. We believe that the world is ready and eager for a major realignment. Here is what we mean:
*Among the vast majority of the globe there is virtually no opposition to accepting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This means that the world's people soundly denounce the existing warfare system.
* In the new global and interdependent community, indeed in any developed society, health care must be a right.
* In the new global and interdependent community, education must be a right.
* In the new global and interdependent community reverence for the planet will be understood. The air, the water, the soil and most of all, the people will be treated with reverence and respect.
* As we look to the decline and fall of corporate dictatorship, the bottom line of profit must never again be the bottom line.
* The new bottom line must be the felt needs of humanity. We all know what they are: adequate nutrition, housing, medical care, education and environmental sustainability. The outlay required to accomplish these things is far less than what we are spending on a corrupt warfare state.
Please don't ask others what you can do. Ask yourself what you are going to do. Ask yourself how you are going to join in with like minded people to build new organic structures which grow from the base of society.
The voice for justice and peace is now a majority. Please follow the lead of the People's Summit of the Americas and enter into the struggle which is itself a victory.
