Pubdate: Fri, 21 Jun 2002
Source: Savannah Morning News (GA)
Copyright: 2002 Savannah Morning News
Contact:  http://www.savannahnow.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/401
Author: Penny W. Salter

DO WE HAVE TO DIE TO ACHIEVE ANY REAL PEACE?

Peace. I guess you really do have to die to find it. Obviously, war is our 
nature. Not just in Israel or Palestine (or Belfast, the Philippines, 
India, Pakistan, Iraq or Iran), but also right here in the United States.

The so-called war on drugs (which was lost 30 years ago when it began) has 
our prisons overflowing with no end in sight. And the overburdened 
taxpayers foot the bill.

Republicans and Democrats are today's gladiators. They do battle with each 
other until their death for bureaucratic powers.

The believers fight with the non-believers and have infighting in their own 
churches. Even the Native Americans are still battling the cowboys 
(Washington, D.C.) over their land and mining rights.

The blacks want reparations for slavery (how about reparations to the South 
for all we lost) and the Civil War is still being fought. The Yankees tell 
us to "get over it" and we tell blacks the same thing about slavery.

Nobody's right if everybody's wrong. Pray for peace, but prepare for war.

PENNY W. SALTER
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