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Originally Posted by winter_
there has been more military action in this world in the last ten years than since vietnam or the gulf war if you consider the name those wars have for themselves. however if you can really imagine vietnam then multiply it by two or three then you have something to write home about.
yoko didn't, because she in truth doesn't care this time round, because she probably supports the war in that country and the war on terrorism. john has already turned in his grave because of the call of the duty that went unanswered by yoko. i remember save darfur with john lennons mug all over the cover but it failed, because then you have another problem with politicians who are politicing their way through their lives and either don't or can't listen, then act.  |
Yoko was against the initial invasion of Iraq (when such a position was unpopular), and has protested, and been an outspoken critic of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as war in general for as long as she has been in the public eye.
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For Yoko herself, however, what does concern her beyond her art is the issue that she?s become irrevocably linked via some of John Lennon?s most popular songs, namely war, or more accurately peace. At the Nag show, she?d been roundly cheered when holding up a placard declaring ?Imagine Peace? and chatting to Jonty Skrufff the next day, she?s both passionate and fearless.
?We have to keep on protesting and we have to avoid staying at home being scared or just raising your fist in your mind to the politicians,? says Yoko.
?They don?t care about us, they?re not thinking about anyone else, they?re thinking about their own ideas and we have to be like that too, instead of just watching the TV news which is fed to us. We have to stop being constantly angry about politicians who don?t listen to us. I think we should create our own power, a power from the people, to create a beautiful powerbase internationally. To achieve that, we need to reach out horizontally, not vertically. If we behave in the way of saying ?Daddy, listen to me!? then Daddy will come down on us.?
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THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY ADDRESS: 'GIVE PEACE A CHANCE' (2002)
Yoko Ono
Oct 2002
My esteemed sisters and brothers: I've come here today across the Atlantic to say "Give Peace A Chance." It's time for us to come together, and say it again, and to realize, again, that War Is Over, if you want it.
We need letter writing, exchange of thoughts and information. True information gives us clarity and power, though that is precisely what is held back from us now. I will give you what I know.
Only a few weeks ago, on October 5th, there was a large Peace Rally in Central Park, and over 10 thousand people came together to protest the US policy and to say "Not In My Name." This was the first Peace Rally in N.Y. against the impending war. A surprisingly large number of people gathered that day for the Rally, despite the intense political climate in the States at this time.
It delights me, and concerns me, at the same time. It is delightful that so many Americans are thinking Peace. It concerns me that this may bring another destruction on some remote island, to make a sacrificial lamb out of innocent people in an effort to urge us to go to war. That was done in the beginning of the Second World War. There's no reason to think that history will not repeat itself.
You may know that Al Gore came out with strong anti-Iraq War statements, and Ted Kennedy immediately expressed his support. The press, however, tried to discredit their statements as being made by professional politicians. Nevertheless, the effect of their statements is creating strong ripples. I hope you will pick up Al Gore's recent interviews and Op-Ed statement on the internet. He is going beyond the call of duty, possibly jeopardizing his chances for the next election, if anything.
The latest polls in the States show that although 57 % of the Americans support invasion of Iraq, if the UN and the Congress do not authorize the action, the number of Americans who would support the invasion on that basis drops to 37%. This shows that the United Nations still carries weight in the American Mind, and you, through writing to the United Nations to support their position, can too.
Write to your Statesmen, write to any institution which exerts power in the decision making of war or peace. Send letters to the editors of magazines and newspapers. Write to fashion designers, for instance, and ask them to stamp Peace on his/her advertisements. Don't fight for Peace, Stand for Peace. Write, voice and appeal. With your appeal, instill the word Peace in the minds of every being in our society.
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John was a war child and so was I. He was born during the bombing of Liverpool. While I was in a bomb shelter in Tokyo. In a war, which is another name for organized killing, civilians are the ones who suffer the most. Don't be misled by euphemistic expressions such as "the attack was made with surgical precision." In the wars of the twentieth century approximately 62 million civilians have perished, while nearly 43 million military personnel were killed. Soldiers came second on the death list. But then one must remember the soldiers families. How they cope with the change in their lives as a result of the loss, emotionally, physically, and financially.
We must reclaim what we are. Once we were told that we were created in the image of God. But now, we discovered that we can clone ourselves, in OUR image, by the millions, from one cell in our hair. With that kind of power, we can do almost anything. The war profiteers are strong because we allow them to confuse us and cause suspicion of each other. Divide and conquer. There policy of deception, manipulation and intimidation is working. Find peace in your heart and it will spread over the world. The effect of it is strong and immediate. Keep your quiet center, and stand for peace, instead of fighting for peace. We can do it.
Let's visualize the boat all of us are on. If this sinks like the titanic, or if we would get to the shore safely all depends on what we will do. Are we to fight the people who stand for war? Fight them and the boat will sink. Our sanity and peace is what is needed to keep the boat afloat.
In early 1981, the coroner's office gave me back John's belongings in a plain brown paper bag. Aside of being a man of peace, John was "The King of the World"...John, who had everything any man could ever want...came back to me in a brown paper bag in the end. I want you to know that. AND we were not alone. The number of people who have died by gunshot alone since John's death is ten times larger than the total number of American soldiers lost in the Vietnam War. We are indeed living in a warzone called the world. I want all of us to realize that, and so, hopefully, the healing process can begin. John would have wanted to say this to you, too.
In the end, I'd like to read my Rainbow Revelation
Bless you for your anger for it is a sign of rising energy.
Direct not to your family, waste not on your enemy.
Transform the energy to versatility and it will bring prosperity
Bless you for your sorrow for it is a sign of vulnerability
Share not with your family, direct not to yourself.
Transform the energy to sympathy and it will bring you love.
Bless you for your greed for it is a sign of great capacity.
Direct not to your family. Direct not to the world. Transform the energy to giving. Give as much as you wish to take, and you will receive satisfaction
Bless you for your jealousy for it is a sign of empathy.
Direct not to your family, direct not to your friends.
Transform the energy to admiration and what you admire will become part of your life.
Bless you for your fear. For it is a sign of wisdom. Do not hold yourself in fear. Tranform the energy to flexibility and you will be free from what you fear.
Bless you for your poverty for it is a sign of great possibility do not hold poverty in your mind. Every drop of your generosity will come back in 10 fold.
Give as though you were a king, and you will receive a king's due.
Bless you for your search of direction for it is a sign of aspiration.
Transform the energy to receptivity and the direction will come to you
Bless you for the times you see evil.
Evil is energy mishandled and it feeds on your support.
Feed not and it will self-destruct. Shed light and it will cease to be.
Bless you for the times you feel no love.
Open your heart to life anyway, and in time you will find love in you.
Bless you, bless you, bless you.
Bless you for what you are. Remember you are loved. Remember I love you.
I wish us all a beautiful future. Let us come together, create and enjoy.
Thank you.
Yoko Ono
October 2002
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And just recently:
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The musician/artist Yoko Ono bestowed the fourth annual award on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, praising him for releasing classified information and saying "we need to stand behind him."
Yoko Ono honored Julian Assange at her Courage Awards for the Arts ceremony in New York on Sunday evening, calling the WikiLeaks founder and political refugee "courageous" for his work.
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To say that Yoko does not support peace efforts worldwide is to not know Yoko and the peace legacy that she is attempting to build (which will live on long after she too has passed).
Anyway, you're entitled to your opinion. 
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