A Blog to Peaceniks

Your gift to the world

Published on August 28, 2004 By Gideon MacLeish In Current Events

OK, this article is meant for JU's peacenik community. If you disagree entirely with its pretense, move along. I'm not going to allow this to become a debate thread.

I was thinking back to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Christmas billboard in NYC in the early 70's (72, I think it was? correct me if I'm wrong), and I had a related proposal.

These holidays (Christmas to many of us), organize a drive with some of your friends to put full page ads in your nearby major newspaper with the simple message (taken from the billboard) "Happy Holidays! War is over (if you want it!) --[your first names or the name of your group]". My goal would be to see this ad hit every major newspaper across the United States.

So, what do you think, folks? Worth a shot?

Comments

greywar

on Aug 28, 2004

As a card carrying member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, a fascist, and as a fatwa branded heretic who ruins western civilization I am deeply offended by anything peaceful like this!

Gideon MacLeish

on Aug 28, 2004

lol grey.

I have always said, soldiers are some of the biggest peaceniks I've ever met...it's THEIR ass that's on the line if we go to war.

stevendedalus

on Aug 29, 2004

Since congress and the people were bamboozled into war, despite probable cause, I doubt you will find many friends who would take out an ad to end the war. People don't like to admit mistakes.

Manopeace

on Aug 29, 2004

That's a great idea Gideon. I do consider myself a Peacenick...always did. BUT...most of us in Israel are either Jewish or Muslim, we do not celebrate Christmas. Around the same time however we have Chanukah or Ramadan. There is nothing more in this world I wish for but to see that headline..WAR IS OVER. What a great gift of the season that would be.

WiseFawn

on Aug 29, 2004

This is a great idea! Being a definite peacenik, count me in. I'd go for the naked sitting in beds with signs part, too!!

The Crusaders

on Aug 29, 2004

I think that it is admirable of you, Gideon, to turn word into action and to point others in the right direction as sometimes we can spend so much time, effort, heart and soul talking about what needs to be done but never taking the next step of action.
If we are ever going to change our lives it is now and the only thing in our way.... is us.

I commend you, Gideon, for taking that next step....

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