GUEST, I suppose you think the Dalai Lama is an idiot, too? Wonderful democratic discourse from you, isn't it - calling people idiots and swearing at them! That's really going to solve the world's problems, isn't it! And if you want to call some of the sniping I've seen going on in these threads "democratic discourse", heaven help the rest of the world!
I don't mind informed discussions, and I'll even join in if I think I have something relevant to say. A lot of what I have seen has been informed discussion, but when people start ranting like you and awfulizing everything, nothing is achieved.
Your description of us as "new agers" and "idiots" who think "that deep breathing and positive visualizations are real solutions for the crises we face here" merely shows that you don't understand ANYTHING about what we have been saying, and I don't imagine you ever will.
Just two questions for you: Since you said "Just what is there to debate about peace?" - why DID you start this thread? Were you maybe hoping that this would become yet another forum for discussing war? What exactly did you expect people to be saying about peace? If you are so democratic, how come you are telling people whose views you don't like to "shut the fuck up"?
Why are you still a GUEST? If you really have the courage of your convictions, why not come out from hiding and say who you are? Or would you rather take pot shots from behind your cloak of anonymity?
Daylia and others, don't forget "nil bastardo carborundum" (don't let the bastards grind you down).