Imagine... (first rant)

...a world of people, where everyone is at peace with life. There is no such thing as hate, no such thing as prejudice. Imagine a world, where love defeats evil, where peace is the norm, where fear is truly the only thing to fear. This world could exist. It is in the hands of each and every one of us to make this world a reality. Peace is the answer, not the question. And the only way to reach it is for everyone to be at peace with themselves. Only then can we not live in fear.
We live in a world full of evil, hate, corruption, destruction. We allow ourselves to be scared into a state of acceptance. Bush was elected for a second term based off fear of "terrorism," but the only terrorism that threatened us was him. We get so scared that we turn our back on the evil that goes on. During the Cold War, America supported horrible dictators that would kill their own citizens, much like Hitler and Stalin. We supported the Government of El Salvidor when they would strip children away from their parents and work them to death in sweat shops, or would slaughter them and nail a body part to its rightful door. We trained Saddam Hussein how to be a terrorist during the the Persian Gulf war. We sent Iran weapons to fight Iraq, and we trained Iraq to work in terrorist ways against Iran, for our benefit. America only does what benefits itself. But its not the fault of the Government. It is the fault of the people of this nation. We stood by and let it happen. Democracy is a Government ruled by the people. We were conned into electing evil people who don't know the word "peace." But the great thing about our governmental system is that we can peacefully change the ruling power of this nation every 4 years. But that is not enough. We need to change the mindset of the people in America. It is not enough to elect a President that will bring change to the policies and government, we need to bring that change to ourselves. True peace can only come from a uniformed agreement between the people of a population. The agreement of love not hate, good not evil, peace not war. The agreement that it is not an eye for an eye, but a favor for a favor. The agreement that when someone loses everything, they hold on to their integrity and they work their way back up the chain.
Now, you may be saying, "this guy is a crazy, nobody will ever do that, human nature won't allow of it." It may not be human nature to be peaceful, it may not be human nature to avoid retaliation, it may not be human nature to give without expectation of a gain. But it is possible to do so. And if just one person does so, then this world will be just that much better a place to live. What good does evil do, sure it may give someone a personal benefit, but looking at the big picture it hurts society. Look at the Political Machines of the Industrial Age. There were a few big shots that owned the businesses and had millions of dollars, but would give horrible pay and conditions to the workers, who could barely live off of what they had. I know that America is a Capitalist Nation, but as humans, we don't have to be capitalist in our lives. We aren't at constant competition against other people, so why do we hurt people in unnecessary situations.

Imagine a world, where peace can be reached and sustained not by death or war, but by love and understanding for fellow man. Now stop imagining and make a difference.