Kids can't see us bombing, and then listen to us _x000D_ _x000D_ talking about getting guns out of the schools. _x000D_ _x000D_ How can we tell them to solve problems without violence, _x000D_ _x000D_ if, in fact, we can't show an ability to solve problems _x000D_ _x000D_ without violence?
Interpretation
The quote highlights the contradiction in promoting non-violence while engaging in violent actions.
Barbara Lee emphasizes the irony of advocating for non-violence in conflict resolution while simultaneously participating in violent acts, such as warfare. This raises a critical question about the message conveyed to children and society regarding how to approach and resolve conflicts without resorting to violence, ultimately challenging personal and societal values around peace and conflict resolution.
In practice
During a school assembly discussing peace and conflict resolution.
We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This is a sectarian war with long standing roots that were flamed when we invaded Iraq in 2003. Any lasting solution must be political and take into account respect for the entire Iraqi population.
We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and oversight before ever putting another U.S. solider in harm's way.
A black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime then a black man of my father's generation. I was born after the Voting Rights Act, after the Civil Rights Act, after the Fair Housing Act.
I always had a desire to know asylum life more thoroughly - a desire to be convinced that the most helpless of God's creatures, the insane, were cared for kindly and properly.
When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.
Contraceptive protection is something every woman must have access to, to control her own destiny.
There is a history in all men's lives.
People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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