I agree with many of the points you have made above, and with great respect i also question some of your assertions.
I KNOW my future is one of love, wisdom, and compassion. This positivity comes from the understanding that we all must BE the change we seek. We must focus on taking care of our personal responsibilities, and doing the difficult soul-searching that is needed during these tumultuous times.
If someone such as Senator Barack Hussein Obama could somehow see through the beurocratic fog of war that is currently clouding his perception, great changes could manifest at a significant rate.
my HOPE is we are all being forced to face our mortality and realities during this time, and we are chosing as a species to graduate to a new level of consciousness....................Naive, maybe............OPTIMISTIC ALWAYS
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may WISDOM guide COMPASSION
"out of MANY, we are ONE"