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raise your hand if you’re open to
raise your hand if you’re open to changing your mind about important
changing your mind about important
changing your mind about important things now raise your hand if you think
things now raise your hand if you think
things now raise your hand if you think war is never justified some hands I
war is never justified some hands I
war is never justified some hands I think not raised possibly because war
think not raised possibly because war
think not raised possibly because war culture is never questioned every person
culture is never questioned every person
culture is never questioned every person I’ve spoken to outside of
I’ve spoken to outside of
I’ve spoken to outside of Charlottesville who I’ve asked has had
Charlottesville who I’ve asked has had
Charlottesville who I’ve asked has had no idea that the reason a statue of
no idea that the reason a statue of
no idea that the reason a statue of Robert Ely is still standing in this
Robert Ely is still standing in this
Robert Ely is still standing in this town albeit covered in black plastic is
town albeit covered in black plastic is
town albeit covered in black plastic is because of Virginia state law bans the
because of Virginia state law bans the
because of Virginia state law bans the removal of War monuments and I have
removal of War monuments and I have
removal of War monuments and I have never met anyone anywhere who has even
never met anyone anywhere who has even
never met anyone anywhere who has even considered the idea of banning the
considered the idea of banning the
considered the idea of banning the removal of peace monuments the hardest
removal of peace monuments the hardest
removal of peace monuments the hardest part would be finding a peace monument
part would be finding a peace monument
part would be finding a peace monument to remove if we removed only the racist
to remove if we removed only the racist
to remove if we removed only the racist war monuments in Charlottesville we
war monuments in Charlottesville we
war monuments in Charlottesville we would lose Lee Jackson the generic
would lose Lee Jackson the generic
would lose Lee Jackson the generic Confederate the people who helped
Confederate the people who helped
Confederate the people who helped slaughter Native Americans the memorial
slaughter Native Americans the memorial
slaughter Native Americans the memorial to the war that killed 3.8 million
to the war that killed 3.8 million
to the war that killed 3.8 million Vietnamese although Vietnamese was not
Vietnamese although Vietnamese was not
Vietnamese although Vietnamese was not usually the word used to refer to them
usually the word used to refer to them
usually the word used to refer to them and UVA is world war one monument a war
and UVA is world war one monument a war
and UVA is world war one monument a war explicitly marketed as a war on the evil
explicitly marketed as a war on the evil
explicitly marketed as a war on the evil race of Huns in other words we would
race of Huns in other words we would
race of Huns in other words we would lose all the war monuments and I want to
lose all the war monuments and I want to
lose all the war monuments and I want to propose something harder than that that
propose something harder than that that
propose something harder than that that we rid ourselves of war the American
we rid ourselves of war the American
we rid ourselves of war the American Public Health Association calls
Public Health Association calls
Public Health Association calls militarism a public health threat Gallup
militarism a public health threat Gallup
militarism a public health threat Gallup and pew polling find majorities in
and pew polling find majorities in
and pew polling find majorities in countries around the world consider the
countries around the world consider the
countries around the world consider the US government the top threat to peace on
US government the top threat to peace on
US government the top threat to peace on earth why well the u.s. spends about a
earth why well the u.s. spends about a
earth why well the u.s. spends about a trillion dollars a year preparing for in
trillion dollars a year preparing for in
trillion dollars a year preparing for in fighting wars over half of discretionary
fighting wars over half of discretionary
fighting wars over half of discretionary spending almost as much as the rest of
spending almost as much as the rest of
spending almost as much as the rest of the world combined including all the US
the world combined including all the US
the world combined including all the US allies the u.s. bushes to spend more the
allies the u.s. bushes to spend more the
allies the u.s. bushes to spend more the six richest billionaires have the money
six richest billionaires have the money
six richest billionaires have the money of half the world
of half the world
of half the world but they have less than half what the US
but they have less than half what the US
but they have less than half what the US alone spends each and every year on war
alone spends each and every year on war
alone spends each and every year on war three percent of which could end
three percent of which could end
three percent of which could end starvation on earth one percent could
starvation on earth one percent could
starvation on earth one percent could end the lack of clean drinking water a
end the lack of clean drinking water a
end the lack of clean drinking water a larger fraction could give us a chance
larger fraction could give us a chance
larger fraction could give us a chance against climate change war kills and it
against climate change war kills and it
against climate change war kills and it kills even more through the disease
kills even more through the disease
kills even more through the disease epidemics and the famines it creates in
epidemics and the famines it creates in
epidemics and the famines it creates in places like Yemen and most of all
places like Yemen and most of all
places like Yemen and most of all through the diversion of resources from
through the diversion of resources from
through the diversion of resources from where they are needed totally destroy
where they are needed totally destroy
where they are needed totally destroy North Korea or totally restore Puerto
North Korea or totally restore Puerto
North Korea or totally restore Puerto Rico it’s a choice Wars victims are
Rico it’s a choice Wars victims are
Rico it’s a choice Wars victims are mostly civilians war generates enemies
mostly civilians war generates enemies
mostly civilians war generates enemies terrorism has predictably increased
terrorism has predictably increased
terrorism has predictably increased throughout the war on terrorism
throughout the war on terrorism
throughout the war on terrorism non-violence has proven itself a more
non-violence has proven itself a more
non-violence has proven itself a more effective tool talking with Iran and
effective tool talking with Iran and
effective tool talking with Iran and North Korea has worked sanctions and
North Korea has worked sanctions and
North Korea has worked sanctions and threats have not worked militarism is
threats have not worked militarism is
threats have not worked militarism is the top destroyer of our natural
the top destroyer of our natural
the top destroyer of our natural environment it reduces jobs it fuels a
environment it reduces jobs it fuels a
environment it reduces jobs it fuels a culture of violence it eroded civil
culture of violence it eroded civil
culture of violence it eroded civil liberties it militarized our police
liberties it militarized our police
liberties it militarized our police it gives Charlottesville a Mine
it gives Charlottesville a Mine
it gives Charlottesville a Mine Resistant vehicle raise your hand if you
Resistant vehicle raise your hand if you
Resistant vehicle raise your hand if you have never stepped on a landmine in
have never stepped on a landmine in
have never stepped on a landmine in Charlottesville war is not needed its
Charlottesville war is not needed its
Charlottesville war is not needed its presence is sporadic through history
presence is sporadic through history
presence is sporadic through history virtually absent from prehistory Yellin
virtually absent from prehistory Yellin
virtually absent from prehistory Yellin it’s unrecognizable in its current form
it’s unrecognizable in its current form
it’s unrecognizable in its current form from just a few centuries back it’s it
from just a few centuries back it’s it
from just a few centuries back it’s it requires intense conditioning higher
requires intense conditioning higher
requires intense conditioning higher suicide rates result and we have yet to
suicide rates result and we have yet to
suicide rates result and we have yet to discover a single case of PTSD from war
discover a single case of PTSD from war
discover a single case of PTSD from war deprivation since World War two the US
deprivation since World War two the US
deprivation since World War two the US military has bombed over 30 countries
military has bombed over 30 countries
military has bombed over 30 countries killed or helped kill some 20 million
killed or helped kill some 20 million
killed or helped kill some 20 million people the u.s. provides training or
people the u.s. provides training or
people the u.s. provides training or weapons to three-quarters of the world’s
weapons to three-quarters of the world’s
weapons to three-quarters of the world’s dictatorships many wars now have us
dictatorships many wars now have us
dictatorships many wars now have us weapons on both sides we know we have a
weapons on both sides we know we have a
weapons on both sides we know we have a racism problem do we realize that we
racism problem do we realize that we
racism problem do we realize that we have a militarism problem to me
have a militarism problem to me
have a militarism problem to me we would if we had any monuments to
we would if we had any monuments to
we would if we had any monuments to anything else what about a monument in
anything else what about a monument in
anything else what about a monument in Charlottesville to civil rights what
Charlottesville to civil rights what
Charlottesville to civil rights what about one to labor or women’s rights or
about one to labor or women’s rights or
about one to labor or women’s rights or the environment or art or education or
the environment or art or education or
the environment or art or education or music what about a monument in
music what about a monument in
music what about a monument in Charlottesville to peace when I say go
Charlottesville to peace when I say go
Charlottesville to peace when I say go please raise your hand again if you
please raise your hand again if you
please raise your hand again if you think war is never justified and also
think war is never justified and also
think war is never justified and also raise your hand if you think just maybe
raise your hand if you think just maybe
raise your hand if you think just maybe just possibly if I’d been allowed more
just possibly if I’d been allowed more
just possibly if I’d been allowed more than five minutes I might persuade you
than five minutes I might persuade you
than five minutes I might persuade you that war is never justified in fact
that war is never justified in fact
that war is never justified in fact raise your hand like this go thank you
raise your hand like this go thank you
raise your hand like this go thank you [Applause]
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