The Japanese antinuclear protests just keep getting better and stronger. This is incredible! I am so proud of their efforts, their coming together. They are helping the entire world. May their fervor and commitment spread around the globe and coordinate with the smaller protests elsewhere and help those grow, too. Four large scale globally staged rallies over a one month period, i imagine, would stop all nuclear power everywhere, accept for the military installations. Then, that would be the next challenge. Citizens around the world at the same time encircling their government's halls of power saying that the military madness must end. We CAN do this and take back our world from the power mongers.
We had 1 million + people in NY's Central Park for an anti-nuclear rally in the early 80s. It was put on by the national Mobilization for Survival (The Mobe) and many other groups.
In Japan they are sick of nuclear power. But elsewhere… The uniformed ignorant masses are merely sick FROM radiation and too uninformed to know it.
Yes, Japan's people can win a great victory, but it will be on a country level. Getting over 150 cojntries to do the same thing will be a long struggle. Not impossible, but you may not see the end of nuclear energy in your children's lifetime.
@TheBigPicture – we/us and some of japan's people have had enough, but believe me, 99.9% of the population simply don't give a damn. We have a massive task ahead, and that's a conservative estimate. I don't mean to be disheartening, but I am trying to brace you and alert you that this is a long haul issue, in fact I may not see changes before I die.
I try on other blogs to break the mindset, it's impervious. It shocks me, as we give each other so much support here, when I venture to a pro-nuke site they always reply with their blinkered view of life and the future.. they simply do not care. That's it that just don't give a damn. Trying to debate with them is impossible.
~Please Share~ JOIN THE COALITION AGAINST NUKES FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CONVERGENCE ON OUR NATION’S CAPITOL
September 20th, 21st and 22nd
SEPTEMBER NO NUKES convergence on Washington D.C.
"It’s time to really FOCUS on nuclear power issues BEFORE the 2012 presidential election! The Coalition Against Nukes is organizing an anti-nuclear convergence in Washington, DC, Sept. 20-22, 2012 to FULLY EXPOSE the nuclear crisis in Japan and its relevance to the insidious nuclear industry in the United States. This is a GRASSROOTS effort and we need YOUR INVOLVEMENT for these events to be successful! We must maximize AWARENESS before the election to bring attention to the dangers of nuclear power."
"We call on citizens across the country to mobilize their communities by working from now until September to get to Washington, DC for these events. We also urge you to call or email your elected representatives and URGE them to attend the congressional briefing. C.A.N will also invite our congressional representatives to the briefing on Sept. 20th at the Cannon Bldg, Rm 121, 2-4pm." http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/
Maiden…Do you have connections with CAN or other P & J groups? I'd like to see this go national with sister demos cross the country.
I don't have many connections any more, and being old and ill, I can't do much. But I will make a few phone calls to people in the SF Bay Area. I can get in touch with PDA, Livermore Action, and a couple more.
No sorry I don't dharmasyd. I use this site
& the Occupy Facebook pages to get info out. I just posted on a Californian Facebook group, asking if they would consider setting up their own gathering in solidarity.
Anyone who can help spread the word & ask other Occupy groups to go out in solidarity sure would help.
Posting on several Occupy Facebook groups would help too. Some pages do not let you create your own post. So…First …click ..where it says *Highlights…choose Post by Page…now you will see the most recent post by the page owner & can then comment under it.
I'm hoping that the protestors at large (or at least some of the organizers, it's hard to tell where the dividing line is on this issue) will eventually graduate from just wanting to shut down nuclear power to becoming concerned publicly with the effects of radiation in their food, in their soil/water, and in the air. So far at the protests here in Tokyo, when someone starts talking about radiation effects on health or suggesting young children should be kept away from excessive time outside in Tokyo, etc., organizers end up asking them to not talk about irrelevant things.
This is an incredible step forward for the Japanese people. I'm very awed by what I've been reading and hearing and seeing during this past year.
"..A November 1940 plan to “bomb Tokyo and other big cities” was enthusiastically received by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. FDR was “simply delighted” at the plans “to burn out the industrial heart of the Empire with fire-bomb attacks on the teeming bamboo ant heaps of Honshu and Kyushu,” outlined by their author, Air Force General Chennault. By July 1941, the Air Corps was ferrying B-17s to the Far East for this purpose, assigning half of all the big bombers to this region, taking them from the Atlantic sea-lanes. They were to be used if needed “to set the paper cities of Japan on fire,” according to General George Marshall, Roosevelt’s main military adviser, in a press briefing three weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Four days later, New York Times senior correspondent Arthur Krock reported US plans to bomb Japan from Siberian and Philippine bases, to which the Air Force was rushing incendiary bombs intended for civilian targets. The US knew from decoded messages that Japan was aware of these plans.
History provides ample evidence to support Muste’s conclusion that “The problem after a war is with the victor, [who] thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay.” And the real answer to Muste’s question, “Who will teach him a lesson?,” can only be domestic populations, if they can adopt elementary moral principles.."
my friend's aunt makes $65 an hour on the laptop. She has been laid off for seven months but last month her pay check was $17794 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this web site alturl.com/qhw96
And that they did, the domestic population of Japan during the occupation. Many Americans believe DM and his SCAP leadership and guidance unilaterally sparked the Japan Miracle. Not really, DM was mostly duped into preserving the underlying eco-political structure of Japan. As an example, DM wanted to seize all of the emperor's assets as a collossal booty prize. But, the emperor had all of his assets signed over to a trusted private Japanese citizen (Yasujirou Tsutsumi) right before the occupation authories arrived. These freed up funds, synergized with the blood, sweat, tears, obedience and patience of the domestic population did far more than the rowdy marines. As Woody Allen said: 80% of success is just showing up.
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The Japanese antinuclear protests just keep getting better and stronger. This is incredible! I am so proud of their efforts, their coming together. They are helping the entire world. May their fervor and commitment spread around the globe and coordinate with the smaller protests elsewhere and help those grow, too. Four large scale globally staged rallies over a one month period, i imagine, would stop all nuclear power everywhere, accept for the military installations. Then, that would be the next challenge. Citizens around the world at the same time encircling their government's halls of power saying that the military madness must end. We CAN do this and take back our world from the power mongers.
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Yes we can. Yes we must.
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We had 1 million + people in NY's Central Park for an anti-nuclear rally in the early 80s. It was put on by the national Mobilization for Survival (The Mobe) and many other groups.
I am still trying, and I won't quit.
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Bit by bit
Piece by piece
Putting it together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x49h-v5Etu0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Yep, the citizens are sick of nuclear. And won't have it.
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In Japan they are sick of nuclear power. But elsewhere… The uniformed ignorant masses are merely sick FROM radiation and too uninformed to know it.
Yes, Japan's people can win a great victory, but it will be on a country level. Getting over 150 cojntries to do the same thing will be a long struggle. Not impossible, but you may not see the end of nuclear energy in your children's lifetime.
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Nor the end of the waste in our children's children' s children' lifetime,,.,,
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@TheBigPicture – we/us and some of japan's people have had enough, but believe me, 99.9% of the population simply don't give a damn. We have a massive task ahead, and that's a conservative estimate. I don't mean to be disheartening, but I am trying to brace you and alert you that this is a long haul issue, in fact I may not see changes before I die.
I try on other blogs to break the mindset, it's impervious. It shocks me, as we give each other so much support here, when I venture to a pro-nuke site they always reply with their blinkered view of life and the future.. they simply do not care. That's it that just don't give a damn. Trying to debate with them is impossible.
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This is fantastic. The momentum is building and soon there will be millions protesting. I get goosebumps and a big smile just watching….
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~Please Share~ JOIN THE COALITION AGAINST NUKES FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CONVERGENCE ON OUR NATION’S CAPITOL
September 20th, 21st and 22nd
SEPTEMBER NO NUKES convergence on Washington D.C.
"It’s time to really FOCUS on nuclear power issues BEFORE the 2012 presidential election! The Coalition Against Nukes is organizing an anti-nuclear convergence in Washington, DC, Sept. 20-22, 2012 to FULLY EXPOSE the nuclear crisis in Japan and its relevance to the insidious nuclear industry in the United States. This is a GRASSROOTS effort and we need YOUR INVOLVEMENT for these events to be successful! We must maximize AWARENESS before the election to bring attention to the dangers of nuclear power."
"We call on citizens across the country to mobilize their communities by working from now until September to get to Washington, DC for these events. We also urge you to call or email your elected representatives and URGE them to attend the congressional briefing. C.A.N will also invite our congressional representatives to the briefing on Sept. 20th at the Cannon Bldg, Rm 121, 2-4pm."
http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/
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Maiden…Do you have connections with CAN or other P & J groups? I'd like to see this go national with sister demos cross the country.
I don't have many connections any more, and being old and ill, I can't do much. But I will make a few phone calls to people in the SF Bay Area. I can get in touch with PDA, Livermore Action, and a couple more.
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No sorry I don't dharmasyd. I use this site
& the Occupy Facebook pages to get info out. I just posted on a Californian Facebook group, asking if they would consider setting up their own gathering in solidarity.
Anyone who can help spread the word & ask other Occupy groups to go out in solidarity sure would help.
Posting on several Occupy Facebook groups would help too. Some pages do not let you create your own post. So…First …click ..where it says *Highlights…choose Post by Page…now you will see the most recent post by the page owner & can then comment under it.
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Ok..now…we have the admission.
So it's time to get on with things..
Long Live the Hydrangea Revolution.
Let's fight the "good fight".
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"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it."
- Margaret Fuller, American journalist and social critic (1810-1850)
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It's in the 'Society & Others' section. Not 'Top Stories' or 'World' or 'Politics & Business'
I suppose it's a start, some concession.
500 days late.
(I couldn't find the by-line 'The crisis at the facility is still ongoing.', what did I miss?)
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I'm hoping that the protestors at large (or at least some of the organizers, it's hard to tell where the dividing line is on this issue) will eventually graduate from just wanting to shut down nuclear power to becoming concerned publicly with the effects of radiation in their food, in their soil/water, and in the air. So far at the protests here in Tokyo, when someone starts talking about radiation effects on health or suggesting young children should be kept away from excessive time outside in Tokyo, etc., organizers end up asking them to not talk about irrelevant things.
This is an incredible step forward for the Japanese people. I'm very awed by what I've been reading and hearing and seeing during this past year.
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"..A November 1940 plan to “bomb Tokyo and other big cities” was enthusiastically received by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. FDR was “simply delighted” at the plans “to burn out the industrial heart of the Empire with fire-bomb attacks on the teeming bamboo ant heaps of Honshu and Kyushu,” outlined by their author, Air Force General Chennault. By July 1941, the Air Corps was ferrying B-17s to the Far East for this purpose, assigning half of all the big bombers to this region, taking them from the Atlantic sea-lanes. They were to be used if needed “to set the paper cities of Japan on fire,” according to General George Marshall, Roosevelt’s main military adviser, in a press briefing three weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Four days later, New York Times senior correspondent Arthur Krock reported US plans to bomb Japan from Siberian and Philippine bases, to which the Air Force was rushing incendiary bombs intended for civilian targets. The US knew from decoded messages that Japan was aware of these plans.
History provides ample evidence to support Muste’s conclusion that “The problem after a war is with the victor, [who] thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay.” And the real answer to Muste’s question, “Who will teach him a lesson?,” can only be domestic populations, if they can adopt elementary moral principles.."
http://theconversation.edu.au/noam-chomsky-can-revolutionary-pacificism-deliver-peace-4150
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great info as always, thanks arclight
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my friend's aunt makes $65 an hour on the laptop. She has been laid off for seven months but last month her pay check was $17794 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Read more on this web site alturl.com/qhw96
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And that they did, the domestic population of Japan during the occupation. Many Americans believe DM and his SCAP leadership and guidance unilaterally sparked the Japan Miracle. Not really, DM was mostly duped into preserving the underlying eco-political structure of Japan. As an example, DM wanted to seize all of the emperor's assets as a collossal booty prize. But, the emperor had all of his assets signed over to a trusted private Japanese citizen (Yasujirou Tsutsumi) right before the occupation authories arrived. These freed up funds, synergized with the blood, sweat, tears, obedience and patience of the domestic population did far more than the rowdy marines. As Woody Allen said: 80% of success is just showing up.
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