[Peace-discuss] Re: signs for the buses?

[John W.]

At 10:26 PM 1/24/2008, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:

>Or maybe, "It's the economy because it's the stupid war, stupid!" (Too much?)
>
>Jenifer


As long as everyone is OK with calling readers "stupid", I'd have to say 
"It's the corporations, stupid!"  I personally think that America's economy 
and infrastructure are in a shambles because of things like NAFTA and our 
tax structure, which favor the corporations and those who own and control 
them.  In terms of the economy, I think we NEED war to keep the 
corporations profitable and happy, but I don't think the plight of the 
average citizen would be much different if we were "at peace" (which 
America almost never is).

John Wason




>Jan & Durl Kruse <jandurl at insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>At last Sunday's meeting we discussed "BUS Poetry". The prevailing
>thought seemed to be that the opportunity to have signs and messages
>inside all the MTD buses was a good idea. However, with the election
>nearing many members thought the best use of signs might be to take
>this opportunity to make a point about the ongoing war in
>Iraq........... a very popular idea was a sign reading: *IT'S
>THE WAR STUPID!*
>
>Jan K
>
>
>On Jan 24, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
>
> > Well, I think it's ambiguous, and if I read it just in pasing, I'd
> > assume it came from an anti-Arab source, not a peace group like
> > AWARE. I think the idea of a message inside the bus is great, but I
> > think it needs to be the right one, and I know there are better quotes
> > available.
> >  --Jenifer
>
>
> > Karen Medina wrote:
> >> > Won't people think, "Hmmm, T'he Arabs USED to say,
> >> > etc'... and what are the Arabs saying NOW?"
> >> > --Jenifer
> >>
> >> I'd say the person who asks this just might also ask themselves why
> >> they don't say it anymore.
> >>
> >> -karen medina
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