how exactly does one declare peace?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-19 06:19pm

a sign in the hands of an anti war protestor read:

"DECLARE PEACE NOT WAR"

how in the hell does a country do that? is a president or PM supposed to say " Um, like yeah dude. i officially, like, declare peace."

puh-lease!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-19 06:22pm

What I wonder is how you wage peace. I mean it isn't like you can march into France with a bunch of doves and tell them you're waging peace on them.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-02-19 06:25pm

How about the old Hippie one "Make love Not war."

Ok, the unmarried female portion of Iraq move over to this side.

Iraqi men, Instead of forcing you to die for Saddam Hussien this time we are sending over the Playboy Playmates.....

David · Post by **David** » 2003-02-19 06:25pm

They would piss their pants. The politicans would be falling all over themselves trying to be the first to surrender.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-02-19 06:30pm

I think a declaration of peace has to be mutual.

David · Post by **David** » 2003-02-19 06:31pm

Well if its not mutual it would be a surrendering right?

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-19 06:32pm

Speaking of loony peaceniks, did anyone see Janeane Garafalo's press conference today or one of the antiwar commericals she's done? You know, I think Janeane is very funny, cute, and as entitled to her opinion as anyone, but what makes anyone think she's any more qualified to comment on foreign policy than I am on the mating habits of West African monkey-eating beavers?

David · Post by **David** » 2003-02-19 06:44pm

monkey-eating beavers

*shudder* damn those beavers!

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-02-19 06:50pm

Speaking of loony peaceniks, did anyone see Janeane Garafalo's press conference today or one of the antiwar commericals she's done?

Jesus, don't you all hate it when celebrities try to do stuff like that? Folks like Bono? -agggh!- it's ridiculous. Kevin Sorbo speaks up against alchohol use! Jennifer Garner is in favor of Peace With Iraq! "Pepsi" supports world peace! buymore pepsi! buymorepepsi!wariswrong,except on Cocacola which is evil!buy more peaceful pepsi!

It makes me sick. Why must the rich and famous use their popularity to force their own personal views on us? Especially when, often as not, they are displaying the views that best fit the image? Views which they may have simply because it is "popular" to be that way? Views on topics about which they know little or nothing? Shit, don't tell me Kevin Sorbo didn't drink as a young man, or that Janeane Garafalo spends hours every day assessing the nuances of the situation in the middle east! GAAAAH!

/rant

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-02-19 07:17pm

The celebs think that the rest of us care what they think and say. WE DON"T!! I hope that Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and the rest decide to be human shields...I will make sure they wear something that will show up great on the the nose cam of a JADAM.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-02-19 07:19pm

Opinions? Hell, celebrities don't have opinions! Where they're concerned, the leftists are always right and the rightests are always wrong and what the hell is a moderate, anyway?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-02-19 07:21pm

As sad as this sounds, I think most celebs think they're smarter than regular people. After all, they attend parties with important, influential people, so this means they're "connected", and they figure they must know things we don't know. The fact that some of us get our information from books rather than society shindigs is probably not known to them.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-02-19 07:28pm

We need to get into a war to prop-up some piss-ass "moderate" leftist regime somewhere, that would be a war the Hollywood types could get behind.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-02-19 07:31pm

Of course considering my forgotten refrence to the old hippie slogan.

Ok female celebs for peace, Saddam has agreed to completly disarm, all you have to do is for the lot of you to remain in his Harem forever.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-02-20 01:13am

Durran Korr wrote:We need to get into a war to prop-up some piss-ass "moderate" leftist regime somewhere, that would be a war the Hollywood types could get behind.

That would be France. The problem is, the conservatives would happy sit at home and watch the fireworks on CNN with a bowl of popcorn and laugh until they cried.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-02-20 02:41am

RedImperator wrote:Speaking of loony peaceniks, did anyone see Janeane Garafalo's press conference today or one of the antiwar commericals she's done? You know, I think Janeane is very funny, cute, and as entitled to her opinion as anyone, but what makes anyone think she's any more qualified to comment on foreign policy than I am on the mating habits of West African monkey-eating beavers?

Even though Im currently opposed to a war in Iraq, this is one of my pet peeves too. Just because you are celebrity does not add additional weight to your opinion and give you better insight than any of us here.

Baron Mordo · Post by **Baron Mordo** » 2003-02-20 03:32am

Thirdfain wrote:Folks like Bono?

I heard he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-02-20 04:39am

How to declare peace:

1) nuke offender into oblivion
2) plant your flag on the ruins of the offender's capitol, preferably in the corpse of their former leader (if it wasn't vaped)
3) make sure there's nothing left to fight
4) go home
5) make speech declaring that the world is now at peace and safe from whatever threat.

Remember, peace is just one of the sideffects of war, without war we cannot have peace.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-02-20 07:09am

Hyperion wrote: Remember, peace is just one of the sideffects of war, without war we cannot have peace.

exactly! peace must be won. it must be secured. without victory, justice and security any peace is a false peace.