Department of Peace.....

[poltr1]

This 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.

Comments

[athenawindsong.livejournal.com]

Not possible for another dozen years or so. We gotta shake off the ick of the Reagan/Bush/Clinton/Dubya eras first. (Side note: I don't support Hillary even though I like her idea of turning Bill into an ambassador - any president can do that with him - I just want a new regime in the White House)

Fresh blood means new ideas. But new ideas cannot take hold until the old ideas have run their course. This is why I give it a dozen years.

However, if the proposed Department of Peace includes in its policies aging hippies making o's around bonfires, no shoes Thursdays and tree-hugging Fridays, that would be a wonderful thing. ;oD