Maybe my problem is with the word, “peace.” I hear that word and I hear “boooring,” I hear status quo, I hear don’t make any waves. Shhh can we get some peace and quiet around here, someones trying to rest.
I totally admire the conference but personally I think war vs. peace is a faulty question? To fight or not to fight? No, for me it’s who will you fight for? Will you fight for the man who has no arms? Will you fight for equality?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SN7Pko_jCM
“How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?” ~Fight Club
Marginalized globally by an income gap that is growing exponentially and people are pissed.
The mission as I see it is not to preach peace to the marginalized it’s to redirect their angst. To convince the Catholics and Protestants that their enemies are not in pubs but in banks. To convince our disenchanted suburban youth that brand names are false and hollow idols. To convince the quiet sheep that earnest expression is “the strong life,” and that living your principles is a life in the “extremis.” Passion in your principles, love making, dancing, and debates, will be the enemy of Ennui.
For magazine Acrobata Brasil
11 years ago
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