Today is the International Day of Peace

[Vulcan]

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/18814329

[Finger Cookin]

1 day oughta do it.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

1 day oughta do it.

One small step.

[Vulcan]

What no one wants to say about Ferguson.

Explicit language.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQgNrnWZVSI

[Cali Panthers Fan]

^^^ That was beautiful.

Reminds me of my favorite quote from Gandhi: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

A little simplistic, sure, but no less accurate or insightful. That is the only way to make a difference.

[Puppet Guy]

"Peace sells, but who's buying?"

- Dave Mustaine

[Old Yeller]

The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

... the UN Security Council could not come to a similar agreement and has vetoed the international day of peace

...

[Dion]

3 ladies were in Trafalgar Square today giving out free hugs. Didn't realize it was for this until now....

[Thor]

We've come a long way, even though it feels like things are much more violent and war is everywhere, the truth is quite the opposite. Says a lot about our media and how much fear based news is ruling our discourse.

[Vulcan]

Although I don't necessarily think peace is only the absence of war, this was a pretty good speech at the time.

[CaptainCrunch]

I would agree that peace isn't the absence of war.

We had a relatively peaceful period of time with the Soviet Union, but I don't think that the worlds population living 60 minutes from complete annihilation was the definition of peace.

One of the issues of the concept of globalization or bringing the world together is it seems to be easier to bring people that don't like each other into easier conflict.

The concept of peace keeping to me is dead, we are going to have to enter a era of peace enforcement.

The whole 60's concept of if I could teach the world to sing is dead.

Mankind isn't wired for global co-existance and peace no matter how hard Gene Roddenberry wished it to be so.

[Thor]

I agree Cap, we have a long long time before we ever reach a point of co existence like we see in the Star Trek universe.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I would agree that peace isn't the absence of war.

We had a relatively peaceful period of time with the Soviet Union, but I don't think that the worlds population living 60 minutes from complete annihilation was the definition of peace.

One of the issues of the concept of globalization or bringing the world together is it seems to be easier to bring people that don't like each other into easier conflict.

The concept of peace keeping to me is dead, we are going to have to enter a era of peace enforcement.

The whole 60's concept of if I could teach the world to sing is dead.

Mankind isn't wired for global co-existance and peace no matter how hard Gene Roddenberry wished it to be so.

The realization of peace is still something that can be obtained. It won't happen overnight but as each person comes to terms with their own peace, it will affect the world's attitudes. As the fellow in the Ferguson video says, we've been trying the same old recipe over and over with the same result.

[Dion]

“Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world's problems?”
― Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-1995

[afc wimbledon]

Obviously the US didn't get the memo.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Thor

I agree Cap, we have a long long time before we ever reach a point of co existence like we see in the Star Trek universe.

What, you mean a state of permanent war with an inscrutable and difficult to understand asiatic race? I don't think we're that far off.