change your heart

What if they had a war and no one protested?

                                                         Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989.

"[U]ltimately, all of life is one--so that an injury to one's opponent becomes also an injury to one's self."~Arne Næss

power |ˈpou(-ə)r|

ORIGIN Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French poeir, from an alteration of Latin posse 'be able.'

noun

1 the ability to do something or act in a particular way, esp. as a faculty or quality

2 the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events

3 physical strength and force exerted by something or someone

4 energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means and used to operate a device 

5 Mathematics the number of times a certain number is to be multiplied by itself 

verb

1 [ trans. ] supply with mechanical or electrical energy 

2 [ intrans. ] move or travel with great speed or force

Watchmen published September 1986 – October 1987 

"Veidt explains his underlying plan is to save humanity from impending nuclear war between the United States and Soviet Union by faking an alien invasion in New York City, which will kill half the city's population. He hopes this will unite the nations against a perceived common enemy". . . Wikipedia

Akira released 1988

"In 1988, Tokyo is destroyed by an apparent nuclear explosion that leads to the start of World War III". . . Wikipedia

Gate of Heavenly Peace 1995

-link to clip of film

"The collage of stories that emerges, ranging from the war of 1948 to the present, doesn't have a clear beginning or end, but narrows the dizzying scope of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to comprehensible names and faces, including sympathetically tough and pragmatic women." from Publishers Weekly on Amazon

I love the idea that the "other" is your partner.  My recent post, love will tear us apart was trying to get to this idea.  End of love is the war.

This turned up in the google search too.

-I'm working on an essay about the "synchromystic blogosphere" and its roots in 9/11 conspiracy films so I guess I'll include it.  I don't think it is one I've seen, so I'm not sure of its content.

Mickael Jackson - Man In The Mirror 1988