"I detest the word "peace." " SL

Part of a rant I shared with my beloved sister:

'I detest the word "peace."  Huh?????
In my experience, 99.999999999999% of the time, behind it is some deadly,
magical thinking that saying "peace," giving the "peace sign,"  wearing
beads, singing songs is somehow going to make people put down their
weapons.  Not me!  As they do it in front of a world with 28 million children starving
to death, these over-privileged "peace" sayers, which invariably they are,
make me want to doubly want to pick up a gun - first to shoot them, and
then to go take by force the food that the children need; that rightfully
BELONGS to those children!!!!!  (NO, I would NEVER pick up the gun, and
I would take a bullet FOR any of these, my brothers and sisters.)

At the vigil, to the knee-jerk (what's the opposite of salutation?) word "peace," I
reply- "PeaceMAKING!"

I don't know if anyone "gets it" when I say this.

"I came not to bring peace, but to divide with a sword."  Christ Jesus

"Blessed are the PeaceMAKERS."  Christ Jesus

LOVE YOU.

SL'

"Society's sooo lost, the inward compass is the only option." SL

"Society's sooo lost, the inward compass is the only option." SL

Barack Obama: Beyond OMG - Mid-East indirect peace talks 'under way'

Mid-East indirect peace talks 'under way'

:-) "...someone so important to this country [as Start is.]" SL

About a week ago I spent 10 min at the vigil with a high
school group from Michigan.  As many do, they end by taking
photos with me, and one of the MI students who did so generated
quite a dialog, including one guy, the only one negative - hey,
I bet that Hippie was high, they all are....  Wow, did the rest
of the folks pile on him in my defense!  This is the last comment,
so far:

"xxxxx needs to keep those opinions to himself,

that makes me so mad that he could talk to someone like that...
someone so important to this country."

:-)

2010 Ellections Decide This: Obama hopes Senate will ratify START by November

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64722T20100508?type=politicsNews

Obama hopes Senate will ratify START by November

BarackObama.com - BE SIGNIFICANT

BP Insider: Massive Dead Zone Could Be Produced by Gulf BP-Congress Catastrophe

BP Insider: Massive Dead Zone Could Be Produced by Gulf BP-Congress Catastrophe

"Most mind the business of others, to avoid responsibility for minding their own." SL

"Most mind the business of others,
to avoid responsibility for minding their own.
I do the opposite."  SL

"We ARE one body. I am but one cell in my body of 6 billion fellow cells born, 50 billon to be born." SL

"We ARE one body.  I am but one cell in my body of 6 billion born, 50 billion to be born.
That is how I experience my fellow humans - cells in my body, and
I a cell in theirs; yours; ALL OF THE SAME BODY, EXACTLY. PERIOD.
THERE IS ONLY "WE."  THERE IS ONLY "US."  SL

"Forgiveness - TOTALLY, COMPLETELY, UTTERLY alien to me. HOW DO YOU FORGIVE YOUR CELLS? HOW DO YOU HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST YOUR LUNGS?" SL

"Forgiveness - TOTALLY, COMPLETELY, UTTERLY alien to me. HOW DO YOU
FORGIVE YOUR CELLS? HOW DO YOU HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST YOUR LUNGS?" SL

"WHY GOP DETESTS BARACK: Obama's Authoritativeness: MORTAL THREAT to GOP's Authoritarianness." SL

"WHY GOP DETESTS BARACK: 

Obama's Authoritativeness is a MORTAL THREAT to GOP's Authoritarianness.

This is THE QUINTESSENTIAL fundamental clash of world-views / ways of being."  SL

"WOW. The "Church" - PRECISELY "THE" Anti-Christ - Authoritarianism CRUCIFYING Authoritative, Daily." SL

The exception proves the rule.

How can you SUBORDINATE God / Christ?  You can only Kill God / Christ OR Worship / Submit to God / Christ -
ABOVE ALL ELSE - SUPERordinate TO ALL, ALL, ALL, ALL, ALL.... ELSE.

"I will admit just one tyrant in my life; the still, small voice within."  Gandhi.

"WOW.  STUNNING Revelation for me as I awoke this morning:
The "Church" - PRECISELY THE Anti-Christ -
Authoritarianism CRUCIFYING Authoritativeness,
Daily."  SL

Authoritarian vs Authoritative - TWO FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT WAYS OF BEING.
I'd forgotten the concepts for decade(s).  WOW!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNDAMENTAL TO MY PRIMAL HORROR AT THE "CHURCH."

"Church's" VERY EXISTENCE IS THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST.

"Church's" VERY PURPOSE IS THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST / GOD (the Divine Spirit within,
Humanity, Universal Love, Compassion, Intuition, Vision, Revelation, Brotherhood, Wisdom, Initiative,
Constructive Creativity, CONSCIENCE, TRUTHFULNESS...),
that is NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER... to be subordinated to ANYTHING; THAT IS, THAT IS,
THAT IS, THAT IS... CRUCIFIED BY BEING EVER SUBORDINATED  TO ANYTHING OR ANYONE!!!!!! To....

Creed
Dogma
Rules
Hierarchy
Tradition
"Beliefs...."
Elders.....

Yet the very Purpose of the Church, evident in it's behavior is EXACTLY to
subordinate the Individual to these things.  Oh My God.  Oh My God. Oh My God.

How can you SUBORDINATE God?  You can only Kill God OR Worship / Submit to God -
ABOVE ALL ELSE - SUPERordinate TO ALL, ALL, ALL, ALL, ALL.... ELSE.

"I will admit just one tyrant in my life; the still, small voice within."  Gandhi.  Me too.

Cancer panel: 'Grievous harm' posed by unchecked chemicals in U.S.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050603813.html

"The 'Truths' that are Revealed to me are massively Harsh...

"The 'Truths' that are Revealed to me are  massively Harsh, and massively Hopeful for the World. It is NEVER my intention to inflict them on anyone, and I caution all but the Strong of Spirit / Heart to Disconnect from Traveling with me." SL

Spam bucket me or email me "pls don't email me" if you need,

and I'll Lovingly comply.

"We've wholesale replaced Community with Capitalism." SL

"We've wholesale replaced Community with Capitalism."  SL

"7 of the world's 10 Largest Co.s are Oil Companies." Antonia Juhasz

"7 of the world's 10 Largest Corporations are Oil Companies."  Antonia Juhasz

"Corporations are today's True Nation States; today's Mongol hoards." SL

"Corporations are today's True Nation States; today's Mongol hoards.

Countries are little more than the borderless geographies that they roam."  SL

"We've made the societal choice of addiction instead of Love; Pleasure over Joy." SL

"We've made the societal choice of addiction instead of Love; 

Pleasure over Joy."  SL

I'm quite distresses and depressed about the Gulf oil volcano. We're determined to destroy ourselves.

I'm quite distresses and depressed about the Gulf oil volcano.  

We're determined to destroy ourselves.

We're not gunna let ANYONE or ANYTHING stop us.

"Gandhi valued Military cuz dying for their cause was their job. Same with him" SL

"Gandhi valued Military cuz dying for their cause was their job.  Same with him."  SL

MUST SEE AND SHARE: Rachel Maddow- Americans face a choice- wetlands or greed

Rachel Maddow- Americans face a choice- wetlands or greed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtCp-2oInig

Sec. Clinton - Nuclear (1) NPT Opening NYC

Sec. Clinton - Nuclear (1) NPT Opening NYC

From Mercedes: You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy. (Dr. Eric Hoffer)

You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
(Dr. Eric Hoffer)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36649.html

The need to beat our oil addiction

"Vigil: Most distressing by far is wave upon wave of Nazi Youth - Jews they call themselves." SL

"Vigil:  Most distressing by far is wave upon wave of Nazi Youth -
Jews they call themselves."  SL

WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT? WSJ: Spill may exceed Exxon Valdez within days -- not weeks

Oilpocalypse Now: WSJ reports BP oil disaster may be leaking at rate of 1 million gallons a day

Spill may exceed Exxon Valdez within days -- not weeks

http://climateprogress.org/2010/05/01/oilpocalypse-now-wsj-reports-bp-oil-disaster-may-be-leaking-at-rate-of-1-million-gallons-a-day/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail

Behold YOUR brother -

Obama Breaks Down in Tears at Dorothy Height's Funeral

Posted on 30 April 2010

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama broke down in tears at the funeral of 'Godmother' of American civil rights movement Dr. Dorothy Height in Washington today.

Obama was weeping openly as he watched the service for Dr. Height who changed the course of history by standing up for the rights of the Blacks in America along with her comrade-at-arms Rosa Parks.

Mr Obama watched as Dr Height's coffin was carried into the cathedral, and said he was here because of her as he took the podium to deliver the eulogy for Dr Height today.

The US president was joined by his wife Michelle, and Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the service.

Dr Height died last week at 98 after a long illness. She was a pioneering voice of the civil rights movement who remained active and outspoken well into her 90s.

Dr Height led the National Council of Negro Women for decades and marched with the Rev Martin Luther King Jr.

"You're NO whackjob" the male TX Teacher angrily rebuked me in front of his students.

A large group of very attentive middle schoolers from Texas as I recall.  After sharing
for 12 minutes or so all the whats, whys, wherefores about the Vigil I got the usual
question - "Has President Obama ever come out to talk to you?"  My standard
reply - "I think the Pr. Obama is FAR to smart to come out to see me.
Have you heard of Fox News?  How much do you think Fox News would
love to have a photo of Pr. Obama here talking to some whackjob with
tattoos on his face, SO THEY COULD HURT PR. OBAMA?" 

"YOU ARE NO WHACKJOB," the male TX Teacher angrily rebuked me in
front of his students.

Have I ever received a stronger affirmation? 

Fw: If you think you are unhappy....

Voted best e-mail of the Year!


If you think, you are unhappy. . ..



If you think your salary is low. . .




If you think you don't have many friends. . .



When you feel like giving up . . . .

If you think you suffer in life,
Do you suffer as much as he does?




If you complain about your transport system . . .



If your society is unfair . . . .

Enjoy life, how it is, and as it comes, there are always those who are worse off than we are.

There are many things in your life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those...

This e-mail needs to circulate forever...

Daniel from Ind: "how many 10s of thousands of people you've touched deeply...."

On Facebook, from Daniel, a mid 20's fellow I spoke with at the vigil
maybe 10 months ago, and who remains a friend on Facebook:

"I was walking around downtown Indianapolis the other day, and I
saw this group of artists doing a street installation. We started chatting,
and it turns out they're from DC. I asked them if they knew about
you, and they lit up and said yes. Out of 300 million people in this
country! We had fun speculating on how many 10s of thousands
people you've touched deeply. :)"

Also:

"Just wanted to let you know you're on my list of "heroes." Of the ten
I listed, you, Dean Kamen and Bill Moyers are the only ones alive. :)

My Heroes
http://www.facebook.com/l/d27ea;danielscottpoynter.com/about.html#heroes "

I replied:

"Daniel, your kind words of encouragement mean an enormous amount to me.
I've been given sooooo much that I so desperately wish the share. Thanks.
Your brother, Start

"The squirrel erased my email. No, REALLY!" SL

"The squirrel erased my email. No, REALLY!" SL

Of course, to them I'm just another type of tree, or bush,
uh, make that tree; one that at times dispenses peanuts,
but it is pretty magical none the less.    Most are pretty
skittish, but some are kind, gentle, nice.  Just now
one lightly leaped onto my lap as I was typing, sat there
for a moment, as I typed, and then as I moved my hand down
to the bag by my side where the peanuts were, he casually
strolled across the keyboard to see what I was getting
him, erasing my work.

Thoughtless.

Hmmmmm.  Secret Service?  Nah.

Plop, he lands on my arm, he just came for another.