We are deep into Human Shield territory here. Do you know why the "anti-war" movement never went anywhere? What it really lacked to put it over the top? What could bring our boys home and spark a global Kumbaya moment? A blimp!Take a look at the site's text as it floats joyously away from reality (glosses added):
Imagine...a "Peace Blimp" (let's not, please.)- defiantly displaying a message of peace across the skies of the nation, unable to be dismissed, ignored or brushed aside (Unless people do). Rallies for peace greet the blimp in every city it visits (Or police and aviation officials wanting to see your permits). Politicians, celebrities, movie stars, athletes, war veterans and peace activists make the call to bring our troops home by boarding the blimp for a ride (Or realise that they have better things to do with their time). Crowds flock to the events (Or not) and are educated about the war (Harangued, is the word you're looking for). With each stop along the tour the momentum for peace grows from a dull roar into an undeniable fervor (Or lapses into the chirping of crickets) until the seemingly endless wars (Which wars? Where?) come to an end (Of course wars can end in defeat, but let's not dwell on that).Good grief, I know it's fun, but please stop inhaling the helium in the party balloons.
I thought this sort of idiocy died at Greenham Common back in the '80s. I think I'll keep an eye on Youtube for when Herr Hitler finds out about this.
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I've been reading Suicide of the West by James Burnham, and he explicitly discusses the Left's preoccupation with "Peace Uber Alles". Nothing is more important to them. Not freedom, not security, not human rights...nothing.
I highly recommend the book. Still as relevant today as when it was published 46 years ago. It belongs on the same shelf as Hayek's _The Road to Serfdom_.
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