Peace activist David Swanson explains how it takes a long, concerted and diligent effort to avoid peace and make war. David draws attention to the conflict in Ukraine where nonviolent resistance is manifest as people are kneeling or standing before tanks, feeding soldiers and talking them out of fighting. David also addresses how to locate this spontaneous activism in the larger frame of the human will for power.
The notion that war is normal and we have to struggle for peace is a fundamental lie. David Swanson is one of the co-founders of the global network, World Beyond War,
https://youtu.be/SwlOiiqDhpg Snippets: 6.39 mins
Full conversation: https://youtu.be/WZHIBiN5P3I 34 mins.