Here’s something I came across in ZNet magazine and I agree with everything it says so I have reproduced it here:
I stand for peace and justice.
I stand for democracy and autonomy. I don’t think the U.S. or any
other country should ignore the popular will and violate and
weaken international law, seeking to bully and bribe votes in the
Security Council.I stand for internationalism. I oppose any nation spreading an
ever expanding network of military bases around the world and
producing an arsenal unparalleled in the world.I stand for equity. I don’t think the U.S. or any other country
should seek empire. I don’t think the U.S. ought to control Middle
Eastern oil on behalf of U.S. corporations and as a wedge to gain
political control over other countries.I stand for freedom. I oppose brutal regimes in Iraq and
elsewhere but I also oppose the new doctrine of “preventive war,”
which guarantees permanent and very dangerous conflict, and is the
reason why the U.S. is now regarded as the major threat to peace
in much of the world. I stand for a democratic foreign policy
that supports popular opposition to imperialism, dictatorship, and
political fundamentalism in all its forms.I stand for solidarity. I stand for and with all the poor and the
excluded. Despite massive disinformation millions oppose unjust,
illegal, immoral war, and I want to add my voice to theirs. I
stand with moral leaders all over the world, with world labor, and
with the huge majority of the populations of countries throughout
the world.I stand for diversity. I stand for an end to racism directed
against immigrants and people of color. I stand for an end to
repression at home and abroad.I stand for peace. I stand against this war and against the
conditions, mentalities, and institutions that breed and nurture
war and injustice.I stand for sustainability. I stand against the destruction of
forests, soil, water, environmental resources, and biodiversity on
which all life depends.I stand for justice. I stand against economic, political, and
cultural institutions that promote a rat race mentality, huge
economic and power inequalities, corporate domination even unto
sweatshop and slave labor, racism, and gender and sexual
hierarchies.I stand for a policy that redirects the money used for war and
military spending to provide healthcare, education, housing, and
jobs.I stand for a world whose political, economic, and social
institutions foster solidarity, promote equity, maximize
participation, celebrate diversity, and encourage full democracy.I stand for peace and justice and, more, I pledge to work for
peace and justice.
Nonda just updated her blog. Her stand on the war on Iraq is quite interesting and different – do take a look if you have the time. I warn you though, it might offend you since it is a viewpoint which you may thoroughly disagree with.
