Editor,
Maybe Sari Krosinsky, whose column was published in Monday's Daily Lobo, needs to look a little deeper to find out why the peace movement isn't catching on with anyone. If she did, she'd find out that there is nothing to support.
Sure, there has been a lot of chalk writing, drum pounding and marching up and down Central Avenue. Socially responsible exercise, but there have been absolutely zero new ideas formed about how to solve the terrorism crisis.
Instead of holding another march, the peace movement should organize educational meetings on campus with credible experts on religion, foreign policy, human rights and other topics.
How about holding some brainstorming sessions to do things like define exactly what the issues are, outline which U.S. policies in the region need to be changed, draft the steps that need to be taken to protect our country and punish the guilty without harming the innocent. What about developing a cohesive, strategic solution that the public can start to support?
Then, by publicizing and gaining support for a real solution or set of solutions, the powers-that-be in government might start to hear and listen to other ideas on how to solve the crisis.
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Let's face it, the people who want war have already come up with their solution - military action against Afghanistan - and they are implementing it.
Those who want peace have yet to come up with anything, because just screaming "stop the bombing" is not a solution, and until they do, not many people are going to listen or care.
Starting to act rudely is probably the most negative thing that you could do for the peace movement right now - rudeness without substance is basically ignorance.
So if you want to hold another organized jaywalking session, go ahead. But to your chants of "one.two.three.four, we don't want your fucking war," I have to answer "five.six.seven.eight come up with some solutions before its too late."
Colby Phillips
UNM student
