Message In A Bottle

I cannot count the nummer of SUV’s I have seen with little ribbon decals on them bearing the inscription: “Support Our Troops”. Each time I see them I think, ‘I do, but this does not mean that I support an unjust war, and even more sadly, one ill conceived, poorly planned, and ineptly executed.’ Absolutely none of this is the fault of our troops.

Our nation’s warriors are the proud instruments of those who compose and orchestrate political policy. Like well tempered hammers, which can be used to build or to destroy, they are the tools of a purpose they did not design. They are our nation’s human weapons. And I personally mourn the misuse of each and every one of them.

I support out troops.
But I can never support our goofs.

Especially when our goofs
are killing our troops.

Posted by at 9:25 PM | Permalink

Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.

~John Wesley

Posted by at 3:25 PM | Permalink

We have made a grave error. We have given validation and power to a group of individuals by allowing their very name to speak for the emotion they wish to elicit.

Even if we take great pains to disagree with the approach of a terrorist, we are acknowledging their process each and every time we speak their name. Terrorist. What an Artist is to Art, a Terrorist is to Terror. The creator of Fear and Terror.

We give terrorists free advertising and product placement every time we speak their name.

Words have power. Words make a difference. Words matter.
I will not live in fear. I will not grant a person the power to terrorize me.
I will not honor their deeds
by naming them
with the very fear they seek to instill.

You have the power to take away the fear.
You have the power to take away the word.

Posted by at 8:49 AM | Permalink