Year: 2016

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Why I Am Antiwar

You’ve heard of chaos theory. You might know it as the butterfly effect– a hurricane in China is caused by a butterfly flapping its wings in New Mexico. A more rigorous way to express this is that small changes can lead to large results. Our lives are an ongoing demonstration of this principle.

This is the “perfect storm” to escalate peace

We live in an age where thought and ideas travel as fast as a tweet and an instagram. Change can be achieved because of a cell phone and a facebook account. What will the long term effects be if millions of people Instagram pro-peace messages? What will the cultural and ultimately political effects be if we imagine and share a vision of a world without war?

Antiwar.me is a resource site providing tools and activities to promote peace. From social media campaigns and contests to merchandise that shows where you stand and helps fund Antiwar.com our journalism and news site. The days of large peaceful sit-ins are gone. Now we can Escalate Peace in a different way.

Peace begins with US

Today, take part in our current campaign, “I’m already Against the Next War”. Through our free Thunderclap, you can add your reach to hundreds of others and send a message to the President. Additionally, post a selfie with a pro peace message like our sign along with the hashtag #WhyIamAntiwar. That’s it- you are Escalating Peace. Post pics with your friends, flash some peace signs or hand color t-shirts with pro peace messages and make sure to use our hashtag #WhyIamAntiwar.

We also have facebook, twitter and google + social media covers you can download.
These small changes will have big effects when we each reach out to people we know and ask them to renounce violence in favor of peaceful alternatives.

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Already Against The Next War

Failed Foreign Policy of War

War is a failed instrument of U.S. foreign policy; it is immoral and against the principle ideas of sovereignty and freedom. The U.S spends 38% of the total global military budget of 1.56 trillion dollars- 4 times higher than China and 11.5 times higher than Russia.(1) Yet the use of war fails to produce the desired change. The real product of war policy, in addition to human casualties and material destruction, is a growing hatred of the U.S. as aggressors, an entrenchment of the military industrial complex, the compiling of massive and unsustainable public debt, and a reduction of personal freedoms here at home.

Moreover, the use of aggressive, yet undeclared war by the United States has resulted in an undemocratic shift of power from the legislative branch to the executive branch of government. The Constitution provides that “The Congress shall have power … To declare War…” Over the last 50 years, the office of the President has exclusively, and almost continuously, initiated aggressive foreign action. We can expect any new President to continue this destructive policy line despite the fact that a majority of Americans favor less intervention in foreign affairs.(2)

Join Our Thunderclap

Peace needs a voice, your voice, to tell the President that violent aggression has to stop. Continuous warfare is not ethical, legal or sustainable.
The President needs to hear, “I’m Already Against The Next War”.

Pledge to our thunderclap to deliver this message on Armistice Day, November 11, 2016. Be a part of Peace and tweet #WhyIamAntiwar.

** For Facebook Users: the Facebook token that authorizes us to push the thunderclap message expires 60 days after you pledge. Due to our long lead time, you will have to repledge on or after September 13. If you add your email when you sign up, we will send a reminder to you to repledge at that time. Already signed up? NO problem, just visit Thunderclap.it, sign back in with your facebook and add your email on the profile page.

(1) the International Institute for Strategic Studies World Military Balance 2016 (for 2015)
(2) https://www.theadvocates.org/polls-show-growing-support-non-interventionist-foreign-policy/

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Peace Requires Knowledge

The Washington bipartisan consensus for reckless and dangerous foreign policy requires constant vigilance. We can’t do it without your help. Antiwar.com provides the most comprehensive news and opinions tracking the war party. Our original content coupled with links to breaking headlines keeps you abreast of the violent policies which endanger the principles upon which the United States was founded.

Wear a Poppy for Peace

We rely on our readers to help us keep the establishment’s feet to the fire. Support our effort. Show that you know peace matters. You can do that when you buy the limited edition Red Poppy Pin. The pin features the Antiwar.com logo lapel pin nestled in the center of a handmade tissue and felt red poppy. Your purchase assures we stay on line. Wearing your pin gives another voice to peace.
Please contact akeaton@antiwar.com for more information.