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Messages - Phil Talbot

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The 'war on terror' might be ['better'?] defined as:
+ a profitable racket for the arms and 'security' (sic) corporations;
+ a violent exercise in paranoid fantasy;
+ a costly episode in outmoded cultural and economic imperialism;
+ a terrible distraction from financial crises and corruption in 'high' (sic) places;
+ a horrible waste of lives, time, money ... and human potential ...

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The Stop the War movement was set up / 'born' more than 20 years ago to oppose the so-called 'war on terror' - a concept that seemed to others and myself a nonsensical 'contradiction in terms' from the start ...

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In a free and open society we are all 'responsible' for the people we call our 'leaders'.

In a truly 'democratic' society, we lead our so-called 'leaders' - not them us.

Today, and every day, we acknowledge our individual 'responsibility' to lead our leaders towards creating a society in which the 'bulk' of Humanity seems to want to live ... a society that lives up to the possibilities of human potential ... and in which no one has to live in states of terror, fear, violence, and [literal and/or metaphorical] poverty ...


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We continue to recognize all FellowHumanBeings ... as Brothers&Sisters ... in a human 'endeavour' [=(to) try earnestly/effort] ...
that transcends politics, nationality, religious affiliation, what{so}ever ... and is 'everywhere' & 'nowhere' ... and every 'little' bite/bit in between ... And which/witch was 'central' to war/wor co-eXistence ...

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We continue to acknowledge our fellowship with all those people affected by violence and war.

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We continue to support movements of people around the world who are seeking non-violent responses to all forms of 'terror-ism' - by states as well as by individuals - recognizing that mutual success will benefit future generations everywhere ...

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We continue to promote 'dialogue' with the public on issues of war and peace, including alternatives to war, and the underlying causes of violence [including 'terrorism'], recognizing the necessity for honest debate and the power of good faith human communication,

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We call attention to threats to civil liberties, human rights, and other freedoms, at home and abroad, as a consequence of war, and of our government's responses to 'terrorism' - recognizing that it is a 'duty' of every 'active citizen' to defend these principles in our own lives and in our communities

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Acknowledging the dangerous shortcomings of narrow, militaristic, state 'responses' to 'terrorism', we continue to encourage a collaborative effort to bring those responsible for 'breaches of the peace' to JUSTICE ...   

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Recognizing that we are ultimately 'responsible' for the actions of our own country, anti-war groups such as Stop The War continue to promote domestic and foreign policies that place a priority on internationally-recognized principles.

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Through our collected individual choices, our collected individual belief systems, our collected individual actions, we collectively drive our societies into the future ...

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Stopping Yesterday's Wars Today and Tomorrow ...
[A.L.]'Though in 'Great' Britain [&UKo'GB&NI, OK?!] we have eleXeons only occasionally, in a trul[l]y [sp?] 'free and democratic' society, every day is a kind of 'election day' ...

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South Tyneside Stop the War / Re: Notes towards a new anti-war 'epic' ...
« on: January 18, 2025, 05:32:00 PM »
'she' ... aka A.L. ... aka alison.little[case?] ... aka d.exp.DPE ... aka 'troll'ble right/write wing big'ot ... aka former quaker[ish] peace symbol ... aka a talented but flawed human being ... aka ...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY  ... Alison Little does ... 'truce/armistice/REMEMBRANCE day ... what was the year?!  .. 1918? ... 2025? ... [so it goes] ...

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South Tyneside Stop the War / Re: Notes towards a new anti-war 'epic' ...
« on: January 18, 2025, 05:09:06 PM »
mary [eye-ing ms a.little]: so how can you concentrate on your work with THAT sitting opposite you?!
phil: i pretend very carefully not to concentrate ...

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South Tyneside Stop the War / Re: Notes towards a new anti-war 'epic' ...
« on: January 18, 2025, 04:46:18 PM »
show 'them' any sort of 'generosity' [spell-ing?] and 'they' will take 'advantage' of you ... in other words/wurds/weirds ... etc 'don't trust any of these "bastards!" ...

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