A Blog to Peaceniks

Your gift to the world

from JoeUser Forums
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?
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
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!
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
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.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
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.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
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.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
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!!
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
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....