Nick and all interested in in this thread,
Thanks to Johannes for pointing out why Liechtenstein remains peaceful,
while sandwiched between two historically militaristic societies. It has no
choice.
Nick said<< Peace is not a goal-it is a way of life, of establishing
relationships, of
structuring culture. Lichtenstein has no army. Lichtenstein has had more
years of peace than we exist as a country. Is there a connection? You bet.
>>
Actually, peace is both.
It certainly can be a personal way of life, etc., but it is also very much
a societal goal(for some societies anyway). To my knowledge, it does not
yet exist in any significant governmental or societal form. Since peace can
not exist in any real form without the presence of a strong defense against
its cultural reverse(aggression, domination, politico-social discontent),
and that reverse shows no signs of disappearing, I suspect it will have to
remain a goal for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, that defense can
also be twisted into the reverse by those put in charge.
It will only cease to be a goal when everyone is peaceful...permanently.
I will be interested to hear how the museum of peace continues to fare, as
well as the stonewalk.
Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850
"David E.
Haberstich"
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<< Peace is not a goal-it is a way of life, of establishing relationships,
of
structuring culture. Lichtenstein has no army. Lichtenstein has had more
years of peace than we exist as a country. Is there a connection? You bet.
>>
Nick, I'm no authority on Liechtenstein (except for knowing how to spell
it),
but I wonder if there's really any causal relationship between its lack of
an
army and its peaceful existence. It's pretty easy to be peaceful when
everyone else is bigger than you are. Would there be any point in having
an army
even if they wanted one? I also wonder how peaceful it was when it was
part of
the Holy Roman Empire. How did it fare during the world wars? (I ask
because
I have no idea.)
David Haberstich
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