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

[Jenifer Cartwright]

Of course, "It's the corporations (or "the military-industrial complex"), stupid" is best of all. And no, I'm not okay w/ calling folks "stupid" up close and personal, e g AWARE signs on the bus. (It's effective on a larger scale tho' -- peace rallies, etc.) 
   
  Dynamic speaker (RC Priest from East St Louis) at last Sunday's MLK event in the Great Hall said that since beginning of recorded history, there have been only eight (8) years when there was peace everywhere in the world, no wars anywhere (no idea where he got his info, but wouldn't doubt it).
   --Jenifer  
   
  
"John W." <jbw292002 at gmail.com> wrote:
  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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