World Peace ?

RT · #1 10-13-2002, 04:58 AM

Another posting by RT, putting his 5 penny's in this time. I didn't know what section to put this in so I fliped a coin.

I don't know how many of you have read, seen or heard about the bombs that went of in two night clubs in Bali but a lot of those killed would be mainy Australians.

Casey and I have close friends who are in Bali right now and I have been trying all day to find out if there OK. Last I heard all are OK but 2 very close friends, one a naturist. Talking to one of the parents a few hours ago they haven't heard anything but have listed him as missing with the Australian Embassy.

Well,on with my reason for this post. Why is it that we all can't get on in this world ? I'm not going to push my believes down anyones throat but why can't the rest of the world respect peoples believes and leave it at that ?

Sorry, I wanted to write more but I have tears in my eyes. Come on world lets have world peace by the year 2010. Bombing Iraq will not bring world peace in my eyes it will only make it worse !

RT signing out, I need to go for a run to calm down.

RT · #2 10-13-2002, 04:58 AM

Another posting by RT, putting his 5 penny's in this time. I didn't know what section to put this in so I fliped a coin.

I don't know how many of you have read, seen or heard about the bombs that went of in two night clubs in Bali but a lot of those killed would be mainy Australians.

Casey and I have close friends who are in Bali right now and I have been trying all day to find out if there OK. Last I heard all are OK but 2 very close friends, one a naturist. Talking to one of the parents a few hours ago they haven't heard anything but have listed him as missing with the Australian Embassy.

Well,on with my reason for this post. Why is it that we all can't get on in this world ? I'm not going to push my believes down anyones throat but why can't the rest of the world respect peoples believes and leave it at that ?

Sorry, I wanted to write more but I have tears in my eyes. Come on world lets have world peace by the year 2010. Bombing Iraq will not bring world peace in my eyes it will only make it worse !

RT signing out, I need to go for a run to calm down.

Rik · #3 10-13-2002, 06:19 AM

RT

I hope you hear good news about your friends soon.

World conflict is, in my view, partly about people's beliefs but more about commercial interest. It's about powerful individuals, corporations and countries trampling over anyone who gets in the way of profit. It's about killing people to secure oil reserves. It's also about ignorance, fear and suspicion of anyone who dares to think differently from us or live under different political systems.

It's also off topic so I won't go on.

Rik

gamblefish · #4 10-13-2002, 08:42 AM

I also hope your friends are ok, RT...they (and you) will be in my prayers.

Good post, Rik. I personally don't see world peace coming about through human effort. Not a lasting peace, anyway. Too much greed and corruption in high places. Too much selfishness and lack of concern for others.

I know that many believe that violence only begets violence, but I really don't think the Iraq problem is going to just go away on it's own.

"To everything...turn,turn,turn!!-A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace."-The Byrds...and Ecclesiastes.

**Bob S.** · #5 10-13-2002, 07:22 PM

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My prayers are with you, RT. I wish your friends well and pray that they made it through this cowardly act.

And World Peace will only come about when everyone starts working for it, not for their own agendas, but out of the selflessness of protecting others. When people start to see their foes as just people with differing opinons, not affronts to their own beleifs.

Religious views, cultural ideas, national interests, none of these are truly worth the price of human suffering or human life.

Bob S.

Snoboy · #6 10-14-2002, 02:16 PM

In times like these we must all stick together, half faith that God will comfort us and trust in our leaders to bring an end to the violence. My prayers are with you RT, your friends, and our nations. Be strong!

Bartamus · #7 10-14-2002, 06:00 PM

RT: I've been thinking about that horrible
bombing in Bali all day. I know I've already
shared by thoughts with you in a private e-mail,
but it goes without saying that all of us at INA
have your friends in our prayers.

As for an imminent military incursion against
Iraq, I could'nt agree more with your sentiments.
Americans by and large want to make doubly sure
that every effort is being made to make Saddam
Hussein comply with the UN before lives are lost.

Oceanair · #8 10-19-2002, 10:03 AM

I would like to point out that the longest time of peace was after we dropped the "A" bomb on Japan.

It is not the get along attitude that makes peace human nature does not work that way, you will always have someone or some country trying to gain some advantage.

PEACE comes from strength when the strength desires peace at all cost. The LIVE FREE OR DIE attitude.

For all of those who think we should not stop Saddam. It was him who attacked Kuwait. It was him who kicked out the inspectors. It was Klinton who did nothing and now we need to do something.

Live Free Or Die

Bartamus · #9 10-19-2002, 11:14 AM

Oceanair: You need a little refresher course on
American politics. Former President George HW Bush had a chance to go into Bagdad and do
something about Saddam following the Gulf War in
1991. He didn't do it.
It's always fun to blame President Clinton for
everything. But usual the right wingers are wrong!

Bartamus · #10 10-19-2002, 11:15 AM

Oops..I meant to say "as usual the right wingers
are wrong"