Let us put war on trial.
Rather than putting particular wars on trial, let us put all of war on trial.
Let us, anywhere, everywhere, put war itself on trial.
Let us not take our trials to "the state," of which it has been said that "War is the health of the state". No.
Let us ignore governments in our trial.
Let us hold our trials outside of the state.
Let us understand what it means to take on the state from outside of the state.
Let us take war to trial.
Let us not take particular wars, but war itself, to trial. Everywhere. Anywhen.
Soon!
Let the people decide.
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This will be the final posting at The R-word, an inexperienced experiment into the question of what non-violent revolution could possibly mean. We’re handing the question over to you, “the public”. Try—please—not to let us down.
As of today, The R-Word is an archive. It will live on. Long live the revolution!
Thank you, James. I find the war impulse right here in this tender heart, beating in this fragile chest. And then I say to that war impulse, "What is it that makes you so afraid?" Thank you for this body of work. Many blessings to you as you keep listening for your path of service, brother.
War is a virus.