In 1969, dissatisfied with the popular idea of peace as a “negative,” the mere absence of war, Galtung redefined peace as the opposite of violence. He characterized the latter as “avoidable insults to life.” The art of peace became the skilled avoidance of such insults. In this way, he enriched our vocabulary of peace by embracing the notion of “positive peace,” also known as the presence of justice.
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Meanwhile, it’s no secret that workplace romances are somewhat widespread.
Nothing makes this more clear than Vice President Kamala Harris’s courageous decision to champion reproductive freedom in the midst of a full-on assault on the right to choose.
So, the wolf dressed himself in sheep’s clothing and convinced the weak sheep who were afraid to lose their stature and position in the pasture to designate the slimy, degenerate wolf as the shepherd of the sheep.
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And it reminds me of another sneak attack that may have caused lethal damage: FBI Director James Comey’s last-minute reopening of an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private emails.
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John Steinbeck in 1937 authored a novel entitled “Of Mice and Men.” A central theme in this novel focused on enduring human values. Will SCOTUS’ values, integrity, and oaths to the US Constitution influence their decisions to protect democracy from insurrectionists? Or will they retreat like mice? Now, SCOTUS faces a ruling for or against Colorado’s Supreme Court execution of Section 3, disqualification clause. Will they rule that Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s primary 2024 presidential ballot?
In September, president Biden established the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to help reduce the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. Nevertheless, the killings continue. “After every mass shooting, we hear a simple message,” the president said. ‘Do something! Do something!’’’
Moms Clean Air Force, a self-described “Mompartisan” group founded to protect children from air pollution and climate impacts, notes that “air pollution can lead to premature births, lower birth weight, and neurocognitive impacts as particulate matter can reach the developing fetal brain.”