As I hear the Japanese children laughing as they walk by with not a care in the world. I stare at the ceremony on TV remembering the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. When you live with the Japanese you discover how gentle, considerate, and enthusiastic they are. The Japanese military was of course  brutal and cruel in the past. During war we try to dehumanize people in order to justify our actions. "They are not like us"  We can see the same strategy being used by governments today.
That it's okay to Bomb Bomb Iran. Governments know that citizens will agree to anything if it's a big enough "crisis". (WMD)

Watching the children of Japan enjoying their life without fear is what I hope for all children. We have to fight harder to defeat Senator McCain and the neocons because I am convinced that "soft power" will never be used on their watch. We have to focus on peace a very powerful state of mind. It's time to transform a tragedy into a lesson learned. We can't do anything about the past but we can make sure it doesn't happen again. Let's raise the bar, we do have the power to change if only we are passionate and vigilant enough to do what is right. Governments would much prefer for us to be apathetic and docile but we have a surprise for them. We are not going to settle for mediocrity and lies anymore. We on Mydd are passionate and believe we can make a difference. We know with the right people we can accomplish anything. Let's take a deep breath and keep our eyes on the prize. Let's remember why we are so passionate and that we have so much in common and a love for our fellow man (Except for Rankles) We have to focus on what issues we feel will really make a difference and what we expect of our new President. Prepare for success because we are going to win. Let's
start with peace on Mydd. I apologize to anyone I have offended on this site and wish you my best.
My thoughts go out to all who have lost loved ones due to war. PEACE