People must change America’s attitude
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Editor,
This letter is going to address something that may anger some, may have some nodding their heads in agreement, and some just nodding off to sleep.
But it is pointing out a serious trend, begun decades and decades ago, which in its own way is fueling the rising tide of violence and war mentality around the world.
It is America’s fixation and involvement with providing “instruments of war” throughout the world.
“Instruments of war” becomes a mantra, an accepted enterprise, a way of thinking, and it is infecting the thinking of not only those in power in this great nation, but most assuredly the young people who are growing up fast, learning from their elders, and forming their own attitudes and beliefs about right and wrong.
“Instruments of war” represents in so many minds the way to solve disputes. It surely has infected nations with vast amounts of oil money who want these “instruments” but lack the productive capabilities. But they can depend upon America to send them what they want for billions and billions of dollars in return.
Are we going to give up that trade, that money, those contracts and often very secret and dubious agreements? No way; you and I both know that.
The idea behind this letter is not naive enough to think that in our present attitude trend in leadership, economics, diplomatic dealings, and legislative agendas that things are going to change.
The idea behind this letter is a change in attitude. The sort of change to which I refer is going to require attitudes of honesty, integrity, compassion and consensus politics working toward long-range laudable goals if we are ever going to be a nation taking leadership towards world peace and prosperity.
There are so many solid reasons for this change. As a nation we cannot continue on our present trend without continuing to reap more personal family tragedies and more horrendous disasters here and abroad.
And any change of this magnitude will only come from “we the people” insisting on such a change with every election, every communication, every appointment, every classroom filled with curious and fertile minds, and with a critical mass of humanity working in this direction.
I believe it essential.
Bob McClellan
Polson
