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Manifesto
War begins in the name of defence War rewards the weapons industry War quickly becomes uncontrollable War is easier to start than to end War wounds not only soldiers but also the elderly and children War cuts not only the … Continue reading
Denial and the inconvenience of reality
Denial is the refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion or to admit it into consciousness. We use it to defend ourselves from knowing what we do not want to know. If pushed, we may respond with anger, until … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary, denial, George Polley, Israel, peace, reality, United States
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Building Peace
How do we build peace? Read this article from Haaretz, one of Israel’s leading newspapers, on one way to do it: More than 1,000 Muslims form ‘peace ring’ around Oslo synagogue Norway’s Muslims offer symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish … Continue reading
How not to build peace
It’s simple: Divide everyone into “Us” and “Them”, link the two with the word “versus” (“against”), and there you have it: the opposite of “you” will always be “them,” and “they” are always the enemy. Simple, isn’t it? It’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged children, chilren, future, Jr., Martin Luther King, peace
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Creating peace
For a viable future to be possible we must, as Martin Luther King, Jr. said many years ago, learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools. The reason why is clear: the destructive power of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Commentary, Current Events, George Polley, Golden Rule, humanity, Peace, War
Tagged addiction, Ben Jansson, building peace, children, chilren, commentary, George Polley, Golden Rule, military industrial complex, peace, war, war industry
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Making Peace
“True peace,” the founder of Panasonic wrote in one of his books, “is not a state of non-war. Peace is a state in which people understand each other, help each other, and share wisdom and power with each other;” (Konosuke … Continue reading
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Tagged building peace, commentary, George Polley, peace, peaceful actions, war
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Musings by George Polley 
How Not to Win Friends and Influence People: ignore them and talk about yourself
In April of this year, Rabbi Alissa Wise of Jewish Voice for Peace gave a talk at a Christian pro-Palestine conference, Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), held in Vancouver, BC. FOSNA’s goals are (1) to promote awareness and understanding of … Continue reading →