Comments on: Who’s Working Hard for Peace? (Part 3) http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: stevadore http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-47 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:28:15 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-47 Well, you are right about that, but still, millions have died as a result of war, malnutrition, etc. since WWII, and the UN is 'supposed' to stop that. I'm not saying their charter isn't a good idea, they just can't seem to accomplish it. Well, you are right about that, but still, millions have died as a result of war, malnutrition, etc. since WWII, and the UN is ’supposed’ to stop that.

I’m not saying their charter isn’t a good idea, they just can’t seem to accomplish it.

]]> by: The Cherry Orchard » Blog Archive » Who’s Working Hard for Peace? (Conclusion) http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-39 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 01:55:16 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-39 [...] The United Nations [...] […] The United Nations […]

]]> by: brooklyn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-35 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:16:08 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-35 Steve -- I'm with you all the way, until the last sentence. Do you blame this on the UN? A large proportion of the deaths you speak of occurred in World War I and World War II. The UN was formed at the end of World War II. Steve — I’m with you all the way, until the last sentence.

Do you blame this on the UN? A large proportion of the deaths you speak of occurred in World War I and World War II. The UN was formed at the end of World War II.

]]> by: stevadore http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-34 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:20:58 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-34 Let me throw out a little known fact that the powers to be don't want people to come to terms with: The 20th century alone saw some 86 million people killed as a direct result of war alone. That's 3x the amount of people killed in wars from the time of Christ until 1899. Think of all those people this way: Imagine if soldiers came to your neighborhood and rounded up 100 people every hour and shot them dead. 100 people every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year for some 100 years. That's how many people have been killed in war in this century - most of them civilians, as opposed to soldiers. I know, everybody says there are more people now than in the past. But it seems to me that just means more people to kill. The UN is a joke. Let me throw out a little known fact that the powers to be don’t want people to come to terms with:

The 20th century alone saw some 86 million people killed as a direct result of war alone.

That’s 3x the amount of people killed in wars from the time of Christ until 1899.

Think of all those people this way: Imagine if soldiers came to your neighborhood and rounded up 100 people every hour and shot them dead. 100 people every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year for some 100 years. That’s how many people have been killed in war in this century - most of them civilians, as opposed to soldiers.

I know, everybody says there are more people now than in the past.

But it seems to me that just means more people to kill.

The UN is a joke.

]]> by: Stokely http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-28 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:47:59 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/28/whos-working-hard-for-peace-part-3/#comment-28 The UN is the greatest of mankind’s achievements - just scream that impassionedly to whoever is listening. When we allow ourselves to be victims of Rupert Murdoch-type propaganda, the dark side wins. Writers must win the war of words, if nothing else. It is the crucial first step toward winning the war of ideas. The UN is the greatest of mankind’s achievements - just scream that impassionedly to whoever is listening. When we allow ourselves to be victims of Rupert Murdoch-type propaganda, the dark side wins. Writers must win the war of words, if nothing else. It is the crucial first step toward winning the war of ideas.

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