Today Is A Day For Peace

The global elite made a historic decision, officially announced by President Obama this evening. They have decided instead of bombing the oldest known center of human history on the planet, we will have our world leaders and United Nations that we created specifically for this purpose, examine their military complexes and factories and dismantle their chemical weapons. What if we had decided to negotiate in any of the instances of war up until now? What if we talked to world leaders and tried to reason with them instead of just bombing the shit out of them because they are bad people for killing people but we’re not. 

I’m really surprised more people don’t notice the significance of the United States choosing not to go to war this time. We haven’t chosen against military strikes and war in our entire history as a nation. This day will be legendary if this plan succeeds. Get ready for some false flag terrorist attacks. Deciding not to go to war on the night before the 12^th anniversary of September 11^th, 2001 says a lot about how far the American people and the world has come since then. The people united will never been defeated. 

A desperate civilian acting out of fear and bread in violence should be reasoned with and helped whether they are here or anywhere else in the world. When we are wronged with violence and we decide to continue that violence by retaliation, the culture of violence will never end. The cycle must be broken. Somewhere in the chain someone must decide to be hurt and not use that as an excuse to hurt others. Being that person feels impossible. When someone hurts me badly, in my life of privilege, usually with verbal or emotional abuse my first instinct is to retaliate and defend myself. I have learned I must control my own anger and stop hurting others if I am to be the change I want to see in the world. 

I felt that Obama saying “I want to bomb the shit out of anyone who uses chemical weapons on children, and if I could I would.” Was very honest. Many Americans will relate to that. I felt his admission that he prefers peaceful resolutions was also very honest. Some wonder how to completely conflicting statements can come from the same man and have them still be the truth. We are all conflicted. 

The decisions we make from day to day are never clear cut. Movies and media have lead us to believe the world is a certain way. There is a certain simplicity to the stories that are chosen and the characters portrayed by the big budget media. Real life is very complex. We must stand up for what is right without hurting others. We must be there for people while still allowing them to make their own mistakes. 

In my humble opinion talking is always better than violence. We don’t teach children in this world the value of understanding, compassion, and communication. We feel hurt so we feel mad. Instead we should that the other person didn’t mean to hurt us, they are just making poor decisions because of pain they are suffering in their life. 

The Assad regime chose to use violence against its own people because it does not know how to control them. In desperation any people become violent and rebellious towards authority. What use is authority and hierarchy when it is not based on merit but privilege? When you live in poverty and are constantly suffering lost loved ones and grief it is hard to reason with even the most rational of minds. The world is a very broken, hurting, and unequal place. 

We cannot get from bombs all the time and a history of war to a world of consideration and love over night. One small act at a time is how we get there. Choosing not to bomb soldiers who have families of their own and are only working for a paycheck, “doing their job” as we like to say, won’t solve this crisis of global fear and violence. 

I have the highest optimism that the dismantling of these dangerous chemical weapons and collaboration of world leaders who don’t entirely get along is one small step in the right direction. If Obama had chosen to bomb or use drone strikes again without approval we would be suffering. If another war was started by our Congress in our name we would be suffering. For today the world hasn’t started another war. For today that is enough.