Obama Wants To Give Peace A Chance

No, i'm not a hippie. However, I think it's time we actually gave peace a chance. do we really want to live in a world that is consumed with war? Do we find personal satisfaction in knowing that people are dying every day across the globe? Do we want to rest safe in the knowledge that war is the only constant on Earth?

Why don't we all just give peace a chance? Why don't the people of all countries put down their weapons for once and NOT pick them back up and start fighting? Why don't the leaders of all governments get together, let the past go, and celebrate the diversity that is Earth?

Wow, there are a lot of whys there. Rather than smoking some pot and sitting in a peace circle, I guess I could think out loud and try to answer a couple of those "why's". Hmmm, where to start.

* Why don't we all just give peace a chance?
Because we're human. War exists when need or greed or ego are combined with power/might. The peaceful hippie that wants to give peace a chance has very simple needs. ("everybody just be nice to each other and share") However, the simple utterance of the phrase doesn't change the world. In fact, the masses uttering that phrase can be a detriment as they further the ignorance that peace will rule when we "give it a chance". Rather than dealing with the issues of war, people get sidetracked by a false hope .

* why don't all of the countries put down their weapons?
Because they arn't stupid. The first county to put down it's weapons becomes the first target for those that did not. The best defense is a good offense because it feeds on the humanity of your enemy. Who is your enemy? Anybody who wants what you have and has (or thinks they have) the power to take it from you (or your country).

* Why not let the past go and celebrate the diversity of Earth?
Humanity prevents people from letting go of the past on a base level. Whatever you want to call it, it's a part of human nature. Being an enlightened soul is nice when you have no responsibility, but governments must learn from the past and be ever vigilant of what could occur in the future. Regarding diversity, racial differences are also a catalyst in some conflict. In cases where it is not the catalyst, it certainly plays a factor in response. No matter how much conditioning we inflict upon our children (be a colorblind society), race is an integral facet of humanity, it's an obvious visual indicator of "different" and humanity is designed to fear or study that which is different.

The people that beg to "give peace a chance" need to wake up and stop causing the problem. by demanding diversity and assimilation, they are creating the environment where peace has no chance. They can't have their cake and eat it too. If you take two things that do not naturally mix, then force them to mix under the weight of guilt (if they dont accept), eventualy there will be a breakdown. Globalization is great for corporations. However, it gives a false hope that one world can get along w/o war. Peace is diminished by diversity, except in small pot smoking circles. Hippies, make a choice, do you want diversity, or do you want peace?

In the worlds of The Offspring, "you gotta keep em separated".