What if? Thoughts on the Newtown, CT Massacre and Peace  By    |
  Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized  I
mourn the deaths of the children and adults in Newtown, CT,
killed in a Rambo-style massacre by an American.  I mourn the
deaths of children and adults everywhere who have been killed by
weapons made in the United States, sold by the United States.  I
mourn the loss of dignity of people trying to make a living,
whom U.S. culture offers jobs as accessories to mass murder –
working for defense contractors, the military, as a politician
supporting war, or as an artist developing movies, video games,
even novels, which teach and glorify mass murder.  I mourn being
part of a culture which lives on the American continent only
because our forefathers mass-murdered millions of indigenous
people (including some of my native Algonquian relatives) and
stole the land.  To end the cycle of violence that is systemic
in U.S. society, what would happen if the government sets an
example by withdrawing