Nuclear Weapons – Page 5 – Glen's Parallax Perspectives

YES! We really CAN organize grassroots movements to solve big, hard, scary problems!

September 1, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Many important issues (climate, nuclear weapons, etc.) are big and scary to think about, so many people do not want to think about them. Many people feel that those problems are so big and are imposed upon us by powerful forces (big businesses, the Pentagon, etc.). This power imbalance causes many people feel that they are powerless to solve the problems because the problems were created and are perpetuated by forces that are so big and powerful, and that we are too small and weak to oppose them. It’s easier to simply avoid dealing with them. As a result, the […]

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August 30, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

You have more power than you know! On issue after issue, the status quo is horribly broken. The good news is we can organize grassroots movements to solve the problems! You can strengthen your skills and strategies for organizing grassroots movements! Here is FREE HELP for ALL of the issues you care about! Let’s choose a bold, positive future! Let’s solve the problems! Let’s build savvy grassroots movements to accomplish bold goals for whatever YOU care about: peace, social/economic justice, environment/climate, humane politics, and more! You can significantly strengthen your skills – and gain new resources – if […]

Some People in the Military Refuse Orders

August 26, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

EVERYONE EVERYWHERE can watch this through my blog (see link below). Also, cable TV subscribers in Thurston County WA can watch it 3 times a week throughout September 2022 on cable channel 22: every Monday 1:30 pm, every Wednesday 5:00 pm, and every Thursday 9:00 pm. Some People in the Military Refuse Orders — Glen’s September 2022 TV program and MANY more resources The September 2022 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” shares first-hand experiences, insights, and information about people in the military who refuse to fight wars. The experience of being in the military – especially while the […]

U.S. military spending: Here is the newest information

July 19, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Most of the federal spending for nuclear weapons is in the Dept. of ENERGY budget, not in the Dept. of “Defense.” I don’t know how much of the spending for space weapons is in the budgets of the various agencies. The MILITARY budget is huge — and every year it has been getting MORE AND MORE HUGE. President Trump kept increasing the amounts he was requesting, and Congress kept adding to that. Now President Biden has been increasing the amounts he has been asking for, and Congress keeps adding to that. Voters need to know that this is a BI-PARTISAN […]

Nations that ratified TPNW — and some other nations — met June 21-23 to follow up

July 19, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

The nations that have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) met in Vienna for three days in June to plan more follow-up implementation after ratification. Some other supporters joined with them. See information at www.icanw.org Also, a great number of non-governmental peace supporters attended. Many of them were from the global South, and many were young adults. This short article was posted there when the meeting began: https://www.icanw.org/first_meeting_of_states_parties_begins These two links were posted near the meeting’s end: https://www.icanw.org/tpnw1msp_press_release and https://www.icanw.org/1msp_declaration_and_action_plan_adopted The proceedings were recorded. You can watch the recording and get more information here: https://nuclearbantreaty.org/live-from-vienna-us-civil-society-at-the-tpnw-first-meeting-of-states-parties/ […]

UPDATES on Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

July 19, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Although nearly all of the U.S.’s mainstream media have FAILED to report on the powerful, historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), much of the world is very enthusiastic. Recently several more nations have ratified the TPNW, for a current total of 66. Several more nations are likely to ratify it soon. When a nation ratifies a treaty, the nation commits itself to incorporating the treaty’s provisions and requirements into its own national laws. The TPNW includes a POWERFUL SERIES OF VERBS AND COMMITMENTS that prevent a nation from ANY AND ALL activities that would support or […]

11-minute video supports Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

July 19, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Jim Manista, an active member of the Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, produced this smart 11-minute video supporting the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This Treaty is POWERFUL and HISTORIC. Although 66 nations have ratified the Treaty, mainstream news media in the U.S. have ALMOST TOTALLY REFUSED to cover this hot news. We encourage you to watch Jim’s video at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wU1p2XIbHLZZ36fSSa_jOu7avHCnX9sg/view?usp=sharing

Here is a GREAT EXAMPLE of how to use humor in our outreach: This movie satirized the Cold War.

July 1, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

During the workshops I conduct to strengthen people’s skills in organizing grassroots movements, I encourage the participants to use humor, wit and satire in raising issues. Even hard, scary issues such as nuclear weapons can be approached. When people are laughing, their defenses are lowered, so they can see things in fresh ways. You can watch for FREE the movie I linked here. It came out in 1966, during the height of the Cold War. It pointed out – in very funny ways – the ridiculousness of some people’s fears, and also the humanity of Russian submariners. I […]

We CAN’T abolish nuclear weapons until we MAKE THE PUBLIC FACE THE PROBLEM!

July 1, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

In 1962 James Baldwin wrote an essay for The New York Times titled, “As Much Truth As One Can Bear.” He wrote, “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” In 1962 Baldwin was writing about the U.S.’s extremely serious problem about pervasive and persistent racial injustice. Baldwin’s insight is still true, and it pertains also to nuclear weapons. Since 1945 nuclear weapons have been a persistent – but largely ignored – part of the status quo. Government propaganda fooled the American public into accepting nuclear weapons as an ongoing […]

How to devise strategies for abolishing nuclear weapons

June 30, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

People who plan wars know they need to devise strategies so they can win. Likewise, we who want to achieve peace – and to abolish nuclear weapons – must also devise strategies so we can achieve peace and abolish nuclear weapons. How could we adapt their war-making strategies into peace-making strategies? Below I’m listing a few of the classic military strategies and asking how we could use those insights to help us devise smart strategies to abolish nuclear weapons. Concentrate force at the weakest link. Military strategists figure out where their adversaries are weakest and focus their attacks at […]

Poverty — Militarism — Nuclear Weapons

June 12, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

I wrote this article about the linkages between poverty and militarism (including excessive military spending) and nuclear weapons. It contains links to more sources of information. I invite you to share it widely. Article for blog — Poverty – Militarism – Nuclear Weapons

Nonviolence is MORE POWERFUL than war. Nonviolence WORKS BETTER than war.

June 8, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

I wrote this a few years ago. If you have not yet read it, it will give you some insights into why nonviolence is not only ethical, but also is PRACTICAL and POWERFUL. A Solid Case for Nonviolence as Ethical, Practical and Powerful Workshop #1 in my 6-part series about Nonviolent Grassroots Organizing uses some of the information in the resource I linked above, plus a lot more. I offer the series of 6 workshops several times each year. The next series runs on Tuesdays from June 14 through July 19, 2021. See information about the series at this blog […]

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May 23, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Sign up NOW for FREE, PRACTICAL ONLINE WORKSHOPS to help you make more progress on issues YOU care about ALL OF US — new people, experienced organizers, and everybody in between — can STRENGTHEN OUR SKILLS and add resources to our “toolboxes” so we can make more progress in working on our issues. That’s why I’m offering my 6 FREE ONLINE WORKSHOPS. Please see information on the flyer I posted at this link – and SIGN UP NOW! 6 practical workshops on Grassroots Organizing — 2022 JUNE-JULY — FLYER Let’s build strong nonviolent grassroots movements that will significantly move public opinion — […]

Mainstream media get their expert info from companies that profit by making military weapons

May 22, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

Here is an excellent video on how the media consults “experts” who have ties to major weapons manufacturers BAE, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin. See this: https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-gentlemens-agreement-when-tv?s=r

We CAN’T abolish nuclear weapons until we MAKE THE PUBLIC FACE THE PROBLEM!

May 22, 2022 GlenAnderson 0

In 1962 James Baldwin wrote an essay for The New York Times titled, “As Much Truth As One Can Bear.” He wrote, “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” In 1962 Baldwin was writing about the U.S.’s extremely serious problem about pervasive and persistent racial injustice. Baldwin’s insight is still true, and it pertains also to nuclear weapons. Since 1945 nuclear weapons have been a persistent – but largely ignored – part of the status quo. Government propaganda fooled the American public into accepting nuclear weapons as an ongoing reality. […]