Department of Peace.....
May. 7th, 2007 01:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1This week's discussion topic:
One of my colleagues in the Mankind Project is involved in developing a United States Department of Peace. A Google search on "Department of Peace" identified several resources, including the website for The Peace Alliance, an entry on Wikipedia, and the website for Dennis Kucinich's presidential campaign bid in '08.
My question is: But will it fly? Is such an organization viable? I've had enough of war -- especially the one in Iraq -- and it would be nice to go back to peacetime if we can. But I realize that wartime is what keeps the massive Defense Military Industrial Complex running, and there's lots of money (and jobs!) to be had in that arena.
I'm hopeful, but at the same time, I'm skeptical.
Thoughts? Discuss.
One of my colleagues in the Mankind Project is involved in developing a United States Department of Peace. A Google search on "Department of Peace" identified several resources, including the website for The Peace Alliance, an entry on Wikipedia, and the website for Dennis Kucinich's presidential campaign bid in '08.
My question is: But will it fly? Is such an organization viable? I've had enough of war -- especially the one in Iraq -- and it would be nice to go back to peacetime if we can. But I realize that wartime is what keeps the massive Defense Military Industrial Complex running, and there's lots of money (and jobs!) to be had in that arena.
I'm hopeful, but at the same time, I'm skeptical.
Thoughts? Discuss.
