Comments on: The 110 Billion Dollar Reallocation Project

By: Tess The Bold Life

Tess The Bold Life — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:05:07 +0000

Totally with you and happy birthday month!

By: Cathy @ All I Want To Say

Cathy @ All I Want To Say — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:04:01 +0000

#3, #8 and #9 – Mostly education, education, education – all the way.

By: Rudri

Rudri — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:20:19 +0000

Great post Belinda. I wish the money could be going to any cause other than the war. I really want to believe in government, but it’s getting harder and harder. No answers here, but appreciate your efforts to call attention to the matter.

By: in the hush of the moon

in the hush of the moon — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:19:18 +0000

brilliant, friend. what an important topic. i’d love to see the money go towards increasing micro-businesses and educational opp’s for women. love to you… you have the heart of Christ. xo

By: Indigo

Indigo — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:52:33 +0000

Awesome post! I said right from the beginning Afghanistan was another Vietnam. In the end, all the money and loss of life won’t change what happened. A favorite quote of mine is: “An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind.” Mahatma Gandhi

The money would be better spent taking care of our country and those in need, than wasted on a war with no end. (Hugs) Indigo

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:27:45 +0000

I love your idea, Sara! We really could use a course on how to get along, how to embrace our cultural differences and how to live and breathe compassion. Sign me up!

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:20:26 +0000

I love how you see things, Giulietta. No, our economy doesn’t have to be destructive and I hope we will see more innovation in areas where we could also be good to the planet, to others and to ourselves. We have outgrown so many of our current practices, they are simply no longer sustainable and we’ve really run out of options. We’re really taking more and bigger risks doing the same things we’ve been doing, so let’s innovate! It’s not a bold move; it’s a necessity.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:01:48 +0000

Right? I think we should just take over!

By: Sara Healy

Sara Healy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:27:37 +0000

Belinda,

I like your list very much, but I have doubts on this Congress, or any other one. It seems to me that this country is tied to its wars. If it’s not Afghanistan; it’s this interesting “war on terror” that we have which seems to only terrorizes our own citizens.

As terrible as this is to say, I think we feed on disruption in this country. I don’t think we know how to be at peace or what to do with and so, we keep fighting wars. This thought scares me very much.

In answer to your question, I would love to see courses at all school levels that talk about how to understand other cultures, how to be a more peaceful people, how to compassionate about others and how to help, rather than just kill.

Well, that’s my two cents. I do love your passion on this and appreciate this reminder that we have to speak up more loudly if we really want change to happen.

By: Giulietta Nardone

Giulietta Nardone — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:27:19 +0000

Hey Belinda,

Everything on your list is possible and wonderful. We need a major attitude adjustment. Instead of spending gazillions to destroy on perpetual wars (slogan from 1984 coming to fruition “war is peace,”) why not spend it to create? Our economy doesn’t have to be destructive either, which for the most part it is. Jobs could be created that really make the world more livable for all.

We’ve lost our ability to think critically from being over-schooled, which isn’t the same has getting yourself an education. Reform will never happen.

Like you, let’s give it to folks with good ideas instead of dying industries or industries that drug folks in the name of health.

And if we really want to stop terrorism, let’s create thriving places for these folks instead of blowing their countries to smithereens. They just leave and go somewhere else. How many countries can we invade at the same time?

Once we all see that we’re in this this together, the world can move forward or upwards or outwards, anything but backwards.

Great stuff! G.