Excerpt, editing by
Carolyn Bennett
From
thoughts by “World Citizen” Ken O’Keefe
“I disagree
with paying into a tax system that spends more than every other nation combined
(more than 1 trillion dollars annually) at the behest of the ‘military
industrial complex’ with a ‘global spectrum dominance’ agenda. I reject war except
in legitimate self-defense (meaning the enemy is coming over your border). I
would rather be imprisoned than pay for the murder of my brother and sister no
matter how distant they may be.“
“I despise
secret agendas and I am fully aware of the New World Order agenda seeking to
establish a ‘one world government.’ I reject and denounce this agenda and want
no part of any system that concentrates power in the hands of a minority at the
expense of the majority. My goal is to effect a better world in which the will
of the people is sacrosanct and the way of the world citizen is commonplace.“
“ Citizenship
is a social contract. Within this contract, each person has rights and obligations.
“Citizenship
is a reflection of one’s conscience, thus world citizenship (as I understand
it) best reflects my ultimate allegiance to my entire human family and to
planet Earth.
“World citizenship transcends rather than renounces the nation/state system which is inherently divisive. The philosophy behind world citizenship is a uniting force that respects one principle above all others: ‘The Golden Rule.’ You need only to understand the wisdom and necessity of ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ to qualify as a world citizen..“
“World citizenship transcends rather than renounces the nation/state system which is inherently divisive. The philosophy behind world citizenship is a uniting force that respects one principle above all others: ‘The Golden Rule.’ You need only to understand the wisdom and necessity of ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ to qualify as a world citizen..“
Sources and
notes
http://www.worldcitizen.uk.net/index.html
World Citizen Ken O'Keefe (born Ken Nichols in the U.S. State
of California) holds Irish, Hawaiian and Palestinian citizenship; and has worked
as entrepreneur, marine conservationist, and Human Rights Activist. In 2002, he founded the Truth Justice Peace Human Shield
Action to Iraq. Intended to ‘make it politically impossible for U.S.-led
coalition troops to bomb’ Iraq by placing western civilians as ‘shields’ at non-military
locations, about 75 activists traveled over land from London to Baghdad in two
double-decker buses.
In 2004, he founded the P10K. His website and Wikipedia note
that P10K founder Ken O’Keefe joined the Free Gaza Movement which intends to
enter Gaza by sea in order to expose and ultimately break the siege of Gaza;
that O’Keefe’s intention was to meaningfully contribute to the Free Gaza
objectives and complement the goals of P10K.
“P10K Mandate: Incessant
Calls for International Observers”
“‘… The undersigned, citizens of the European Union, declare that we refuse to watch in impotence the atrocities against the Palestinian people that are taking place before our eyes. We demand from the European leaders a decisive action in the face of a crisis of these proportions. We demand urgent and efficient action, according to international law...’”
Also are these notes: “‘P10K: The Palestinian People’ — It
is not an exaggeration to say that the Palestinian people virtually uniformly
agree that a presence of 1000 International Observers in Palestine would
improve conditions on the ground. But it is a long term presence that is needed
most, a presence that remains until a ‘just’ peace becomes reality.… If ‘Free
Gaza’ is successful, there can be no doubt that the chances of an international
observer force within Gaza become more possible. For this reason P10K
organizers encourage people to support the Free Gaza Movement in every way
possible.” http://www.p10k.net/
“…Both of these direct actions acknowledge the
huge disparity in value placed on life — Western life versus everybody else’s life: roughly 3,000 lives
lost in the September 11, 2011, World Trade Center attacks; Western retaliatory aggression (based on false premises) has left well
over a million Iraqis and Afghans dead. Disproportionate does not begin to describe this horrid hypocrisy and injustice.” http://www.p10k.net/
See also http://kenokeefe.wordpress.com/
Kenneth
Nichols "Ken" O'Keefe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_O%27Keefe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield_action_to_Iraq
END THOUGHT
Who is a
World Citizen?
Posted by Patrick
Frost, creator, writer, and host of Great Power Politics, June 1, 2009,
sourcing a World Public Opinion.org poll taken in the period July 15 - November
4, 2008
“…Most
people when asked ‘who are you’ identify by family, friends, and or city/town of
origin or are current city, town or state. But what of a higher level of
identity: nation, region, world? How do people respond when asked, “Do you
consider yourself more a citizen of country, more a citizen of the world, or both
equally? In the July 15 - November 4 poll, World Public Opinion.org asked this question
of identity (with country, world or both country and world) to 21,307 people in
21 nations (diverse countries with a variety of governments, cultures, sizes,
etc.). Some of their findings were these:
Respondents
AMERICAS
United
States (most nationalistic of Western countries)
72 (Country),
5 (World), 22 (Both Equally)
Mexico (highest
“Both Equally” reply, 35; Country, 56; World Citizen, 9)
OTHER
WESTERN NATIONS
France,
Germany, and Italy (higher rates of World Citizen or Both Equally)
EASTERN
NATIONS: China/India
China
(Country, 35; World, 6; Both Equally, 44)
India
(Country, 40; World, 14; Both Equally, 32)
OTHERS
Several
nations with strong histories/cultures, young statehood or autocratic societies
polled very high nationalism (e.g., Turkey, South Korea, Jordan, Azerbaijan,
Ukraine, Russia). http://greatpowerpolitics.com/?page_id=2
Images
http://greatpowerpolitics.com/?p=1417
Truth - Citizenship is a social
contract, within this contract each person ... worldcitizen.uk.net
http://criticalthinking-mc205.wikispaces.com/Social+Contract
commons.wikimedia.org, Palestinian flag on the sail of the Free Gaza boat.jpgGaza youths celebrate Egypt revolution, uprootedpalestinians.blogspot.com
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