Unite for Peace. Unite for brotherhood. Unite for equality. Unite for mutual respect. It would be much more effective.

Gandhi did not fight against the British, he fought for India's national sovereignty. To be against someone or something is to believe in separation and division. It is to seek a victory over an imagined opponent. Such a victory will be won only at the cost of many lives, at the cost of great sorrow, and it will invevitably sow the seeds of future conflict.

To be against is to work from a position of anger, even hatred. To be for is to work from a position of love.

"By opposing an enemy, you give him strength." - Lao Tse

I sympathize with some aspects of the petition, yet do not agree with others. Therefore, I did not sign it. The way to make peace in the World is to BE peaceful...not just in your actions, but also in your thoughts. It is to focus on the similarities between yourself and others, rather than the differences.