To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler to receive the Peace Prize
And sling drones and missiles at innocents,
Or to take arms against a sea of Taliban
And by opposing them multiply them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache, the deception, and the thousand natural
shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream of change: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil
Must give us pause: there's the respect for president’s
promises
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of disprized love, the rule of law's delay or
annihilation,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bayonet? who would Marines bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life of misplaced
illusions,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd Afghanistan from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will of soldiers
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
Or shall we look carefully o'er what in our names has
wrought?
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action
Or to be replaced by fury at th' injustice?


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Comments
Rated for inspiration and bumping Will Shakespeare into the feed!
Even if I completely disagree with your overly peacenick views, I have to admit that your words here were very well constructed and made for an enjoyable read.
Rated.
He is coming over for Christmas dinner, and I have the taster ready to protect myself :).
How about this nice, and real, Xmas tune from U.S. Army Snipers, to the theme of Winter Wonderland.
As my rifle fires
my opponent expires
a bullet in the head
the enemy is dead
walking in sniper wonderland
I liked your post though, and glad ur back.
grading coming up? merry xmas :)
I am sorry, I couldn't resist about the grading.
peace love and understanding
but superior firepower, just in case...
peace
"The Military Congressional Industrial Complex."
Nice job Dennis.
I'll take July 2012. Open Salon lacks the guts to put this kind of courageous writing on its front page.
That was the question
Whether 'tis nobler to offer change to those drowning in a sea of troubles, or, in opposing, the Bankers mend.
To waffle, to weasel, to wimp. Aye, there's the Dub; again.
For in this change of name only what dreams may die
As we clear our pipes to end the illusion of Democratic concern...
'Tis a constipation devoutly to be flush'd
Tim: Thank you so much for the honor. I'm afraid that you're right about the EPs. Who knows what their criteria are, try as I might, I can't find rhyme or reason, other than that certain individuals seem to be almost by default chosen. In a few cases, I like those choices, but many of them I have to wonder. I have given up hoping that something I write they'll select for a cover.
Paul: Clearing the pipes, yes, indeed.