Fundamentalism and Violence vs. Peace and Justice. Redefining the political spectrum.

[L. Coyote]

Rearrange the political orchestra, group those playing the same song together, and you have strange bedfellows.

There are really only two political camps, divisible by their methods; violence vs. peace and justice.

The problem we face, no matter if we are in Pakistan or the United States, is those who use violence as a political tool, ergo the fundamentalists.

Once we realize that the NeoCons and the Terrorists represent the same political spectrum, violent fundamentalism, we can move forward towards Peace and Justice. We must unite against violence and any form it takes, including violent fundamentalism of any religious persuasion and state terrorism by any country, including one's own. Murder is murder, and no state can be held above the laws applied to people, as only people direct the actions of states.

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1. amen to that!

[Maestro]

2. Yep! Fundamentalism is very bad whether it be

in the form of religious fundamentalism or nationalistic fundamentalism, which tends to use religious fundamentalism.

[L. Coyote]

3. And the fundamentalists fight each other. Taking sides means joining their side!

Religion draws people to take a side. That is a trap, and one becomes the enemy in doing so, by aligning with the dark forces of violence. The forces of violence are only as powerful as adherents make them. If everyone sees that violence IS the problem, not just one of the violent combatants, the problem is moot.