Tag Archives: peace

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by johnrachel

My heartfelt holiday song, performed by my lovely wife Masumi and I. Continue reading →

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How Bernie Sanders Can Win and Turn America Around

Posted on November 7, 2015 by johnrachel

Here is a video of the announcement Bernie Sanders needs to make in order to win the presidency and turn the country around. Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by johnrachel

What a crazy idea! Suggesting that people can and should get along, that we should have peace in our lives and in the world at large. But that’s just the crazy kind of guy I am! Continue reading →

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Ten Commandments For The New American Century

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrachel

I got these without consulting a burning bush, or even having to leave the comfort of my home. People like rules. So here is fresh set of commandments, a divine path for putting America on the straight and true. Continue reading →

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This Is War

Posted on August 11, 2014 by johnrachel

War is bloody, slimy, foul, sickening, noxious, nauseating, horrifying, debilitating, degrading, disgusting, appalling, and often lethal. If it doesn’t kill you, it will change you permanently, and not for the better. But don’t tell anyone. Continue reading →

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We know how this will end . . .

Posted on September 26, 2013 by johnrachel

It’s up to us to demand a true and honest commitment to peace, not the simpleminded, hollow, meaningless blather that we’re being fed as the trigger-fingers of our war mongers tingle and twitch, just waiting for the right moment to churn up more carnage, destruction and hatred in the rest of the world. We can start right now by demanding the administration start working with Russia to calm the situation in the Ukraine. Continue reading →

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The Face of Courage

Posted on February 28, 2013 by johnrachel

On September 18, 2001, the Authorization to Use Military Force was signed into law by President George W. Bush. It had passed 98-0 in the Senate and 420-1 in the House of Representatives. The one dissenting vote against the legislation that has sent this nation headlong into the abyss which we have been brainwashed into embracing as the War on Terror, was cast by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Continue reading →

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100 People

Posted on August 29, 2012 by johnrachel

In Japan there is a beautiful story which is taught in schools to elementary students called “100 People”. Continue reading →

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Open Mind Surgery

Posted on March 14, 2012 by johnrachel

Sometimes we need something to cut through the noise and nonsense we are constantly bombarded with, something which puts things in a new perspective. This short video with commentary by the astronomer-philosopher Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is something I think does just that and which I hope we can all appreciate on some level. Continue reading →

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