The Intimidation Factor
The feeling by many perhaps this day who still stand for peace!

Rodney's Painted Pen Commentary
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The Intimidation Factor.

Folks,
I only have only one pressing issue and question riding saddled upon the lapel of my mind and heart this day, and it remains this, Do we kiss our Mothers with the same lips we use to facilitate, launch and cornet such horrid, dirty, and vile war rhetoric and talk?
Hey listen, sorry, but my patience has just ran out!
I am weary indeed of appearing to be a little Perry pacifist concerning this war situation, while these seeming carniverous wild dogs of war are approaching my very carriage and person with supper in mind! At least, no doubt, that is what one would surmise from the wild and hateful responses to what? Merely my written proposal and suggestion of peace! Geez...
I never knew of recent years, that merely being a peaceful lad at heart could indeed invoke such hateful jargon and ugly rhetoric and opinion.
Blood indeed does seem to be the delight of day, does it not?
It remains this very lynch em and hang em high attitude, that seems to be riding in more predominance daily that disturbs me greatly.
I merely write my commentary daily suggesting peace first and foremost, always being mindful of the loss of life that can occur in such warlike excursions, and lo and behold I am tagged a Saddam lover, communist and passive pris!
I assure each and all of this personal fact this day, that I am neither of the above!
And yes, Im still insecure enough as you, to put the gloves on to prove it!
Most of my life I was huddled in the more hawkish group I fear, and with shame do admit, leaving me a new arriver to this place of passive, embroidered in daily insults and name-calling. So be patient with me peacelovers, for I am new to your circle.
The fact that I have changed my stance towards war in my lifetime however, points to a grand point indeed, being this, if folk keep an open mind and listen to their heart, change of the most major type can influence our life daily, that is if we are listening, which only comes from having an open mind.
Im not crying this day due to the mindless and hateful input I get at times, I merely remain completely stunned as an individual, that a simple plea for peace could seemingly loose such vile demons in some!
But of course it should really come as no surprise now should it, these quiet whisperings of threats and insult hurled in reckless ignorance abounding! For afterall, has not intimidation long remained the tool of your average aggressive type?
Yes, often these bullies of sorts are the first to line up for a fight, good bad or indifferent, any fight will do, and when one more cautious about the spilling of blood ambles in and gives their opinion, well hell, all hell seems to break lose! And often yes, the threats, insults and fruitless name-calling begin.
I shall share a secret with all this day, not all pacifists are complete pacifists at that, and if you push the quiet pacifist hard enough and long enough, you can sometimes find a person quite willing to stand toe to toe with any war monger about!
Personal threats launched during a conversation or campaign of words leaves me not only disappointed in the two legged beast we call mankind, but damn angry as well, for threats, whether they be quiet, loud, between the lines or saddled in boldness, to me merely represent childish and insecure men who most likely suffer from impotence or some such thing, leaving them eager to prove their manhood in another way.
I have never respected nor tolerated the suggestion of a threat to my person nor others in my lifetime, and furthermore should any living ever have to?
Who indeed do these cranial deficient ones think they are? In lacking the words to retort or debate the subject of war, immediately fall victim to the insults, name-calling and threats! Know ye not little men of heart and stature, that this only paints you in grayer stains of grim and foolish?
No, Im sorry folks, I have been attempting to disregard each and all of the vicious name-calling, threats and insults I have incurred since launching my inherent and rightful protest on this upcoming war of sadness, for my father always said, it took a bigger man to walk away from the fight! Sorry Dad, Im quite human I fear still.
Though I believe this statement in theory to date, their have been times in my life where something on the inside of me just said enough is enough! And I yes, fell victim to fighting fire with fire.
I surprised many in the sixties who sought easy hippy targets to bash in physical fashion and form, and perhaps I shall surprise a few today as well, who knows?
But I stand here in time this day to address all you bullies who think indeed you can still propagate your hateful war stance by means of intimidation, personal attack, name-calling and threats! Be it known that this Hippy pacifist can hit back! So, like the old saying goes, don't let your words overload your ass pal! And play nice you hear!
I apologize folks, I have no desire to get down in the mud with these folks, yet hell, sometimes it would appear, that the bully just wont let you walk away!
Be it known, I do not feel all that hold a pro war stance, to be these I have described this day, for nothing could be further from the truth, but you all got a fringe membership of ignorant name calling cowboys amongst you, that are hurting your cause, in their zealous, childish and moronic approach to this issue.
Hey folks I got a clue for you this day, a lot of us think this war idea stinks, and we remain not all cowards or pencil necks either, so bath your words in wisdom and prudence before you toss them out the kitchen window ok?
Sorry about disappointing my peaceful following this day, but all this intimidation and name-calling has just finally pissed this hippie off!

Peace,

Rodney Evan Bohen, author of "Letters to Carla"
http://www.rodneybohen.com