What can we do?

To be sure, the world cannot be remade in a year, and maybe not in a generation. But we believe it can be done. How can we survive without friendly trading partners and allies in keeping world peace? No way can we solve the nuclear threat single-handedly. Enlisting cooperation, setting democratic examples, and providing leadership enlightened by history and in the ways of humankind will reverse the accelerating trend toward ever more terror. What follows are a few ideas.

Consider the following attitudes and their probable effects:

America-First	Consequence of Trend
1 Energy	America uses unduly-large per-capita fractions of world supplies.
2 Minerals	America uses unduly-large per-capita fractions of world supplies.
3 Ecology	America at odds over air quality & global warming.
4 United Nations	America has shirked its share of responsibilities.
5 Agriculture Surplus	Americans live obese lives; some societies starve.
6 Various Inequalities	Produces anger, envy, and possibly enmity and racism.
Those Affected	Effects That Boomerang
Allies	Allies may become non-allies over air quality, global warming, & racism—things that matter.
Neutrals	All six attitudes lead neutral "friends" to question us.
Potential Enemies	All six attitudes used against us in battle for moral high ground.
Feudal Despots	Encouraged by our opportunistic attitudes toward their societies.
American People	These attitudes produce pride and arrogance in too many, sadness, shame, and political opposition in others.

How does the following behavior stack up in contrast?

World-First	Consequence of Trend
1 Energy	Reduce waste; assist others in energy management.
2 Minerals	Assist others in resource management.
3 Ecology	Equitable distribution of responsibility for solutions.
4 United Nations	Equitable assumption of responsibilities.
5 Agriculture	Encourage education, freedom, and market economies.
6 Various Inequalities	Wealth disparities reduced; equal opportunity for education realized while still rewarding special abilities.
Those Affected	Effects That Benefit All
Allies	Alliances strengthen and increase in number and quality.
Neutrals	Gain respect and alliance when needed.
Potential Enemies	Remove much of their motivation; recover moral highground.
Feudal Despots	Will lose allies in new world order.
American People	Bill of Rights and Four Freedoms equivalents enjoyed by all world citizens.

We are still chasing terrorists while occupying Iraq, an Iraq that is still not safe, an Iraq with three ethnic groups having long histories of war with one another and still a long long way from stable self-governance, an Iraq where most citizens want the US out and out now.

This web site is part of our answer. We hope our approach is a voice of reason for all humankind.

We welcome comments, especially where we need it.