Peace

This was being passed out in a flyer when I was in Santa Fe a few weeks ago. Wherever you may be, think about this before you go to vote. Think about whether or not your candidate thinks so poorly of us....for me it reminds me of what happened with the Bush Administration and what almost happened with Iran.

Hitler's designated successor, Goering, wrote in his Nuremberg Diary the following: (I never thought I would quote this man)

"Why of course the people don't want war....But after all it is the leaders of the country that determine policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship....voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Remind you of anything?

I have decided that I am not going to say that I am against war anymore. I feel like by doing so, I am entering into the push and pull of an argument similar to that with a friend or a foe. It enables the other person, gives them fuel to keep attacking, to keep proving me and others wrong for their need to be right. Instead, I am simply for peace. My artwork is for peace, for dreaming a new dream. If I am to dream a new dream, I cannot take part in the old battles anymore. This doesn't mean I won't speak my mind, but it will always be for peace and showing where we need to create it or where the seeds of it are being planted.