Marianne Williamson

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Score 186
9/5/2024, 8:51:23 PM
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In reply to:
Lauren Berns
@LaurenBrns
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132d
@marwilliamson We must find our way to peace, but we cannot pretend that appeasing those who use war to expand their territories will deliver peace to the world.

Rewarding bad behavior encourages more of it.

The true path to peace pass through armed resistance to aggression.
Marianne Williamson
@marwilliamson
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132d
Global military spending is over 2 1/2 trillion dollars a year.
Of course the United States spends the most by far, almost twice as much as everyone else combined.

We need to imagine a world without war 100 years from now, and reverse engineer from there.

“Mankind will end…

The statement '@LaurenBrns Yes, but every situation is different…' constitutes public discourse as it engages in a substantive discussion about global military spending, peace, and the ethics of armed resistance. The tone is neutral and aims to introduce nuance into the conversation.

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