Two sides went to war, the usual story.
Land, money, power, all the typical reasons.
Right and wrong, good and evil, waged a war from both sides.
Innocence and guilt mixed into the earth in equal proportions.
A morass of good intentions and evil intent, a quicksand of blood and tears.
Onto the battlefield the peacemaker strode.
Not defiant, not contrite. Alone and upright.
The shots rang out, and then silent.
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What was his fate?
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He died again.
this reminds me of that story "the lady or the tiger".
so what does happen to the peacemaker? usually, they get railroaded out of town, silenced, thrown in jail, executed, and so on. it's dangerous business, being a peacemaker.
just ask jesus, ghandi, martin luther king jr, or, my personal fave, rosa luxembourg.
The post was inspired by (but is not directly about) this photo of Abraham Lincoln on the battlefield.
My verification word is 'shiok', an anagram of my daughter Shoki's name!
wow. he's tall.
I'm sure the hat helps.
Isn't the prospect of war scary? Why can't we just get along?
US Ambassador John Bolton protested Pak's behaviour, comparing it with then Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev took one of his shoes and banged on a table of the UN General Assembly when he attended a meeting in September, 1960. Khrushchev did so to protest a speech during the height of the Cold War.
Bolton also said Pak should be required to behave according to the UN Charter. But his remark was rebutted by Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, saying it was not necessary to compare it with Khrushchev's shoe banging.
Surely things haven't gotten so bad that we have to bring up old shoe banging incidents!
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