#peacetime — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #peacetime, aggregated by home.social.
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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt
Q. With what the Germans, Japanese and Italians are trying to do to the democracies of the world — especially our United States — do you really mean you would permit your children to number among their friends any Germans, Japanese or Italians?
A. I certainly do. How are we going to live in peace in the world of the future if we cannot be friends ourselves with Germans, Japanese or Italians? I have friends of all those nationalities; some of them have fled their own countries because they were in disagreement with the policies of the governments of those countries. I imagine there are many people still in those countries who are suffering because they do not agree with what their governments are doing. If we take the attitude that we can never be friends with people of these nationalities, our chance for a peaceful world in the future is slim indeed!Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) First Lady of the US (1933–1945), politician, diplomat, activist
Column (1942-09), “If You Ask Me,” Ladies’ Home Journal, Vol. 59More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/83…
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
From Venezuela to Iran, Trump shows "how weak Russia really is," ex-US envoy says -- How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime? -- New type of Russian Shahed-type drone shot down -- Republican congressman blasts Trump's Greenland invasion talk as "one of the dumbest things" that could wreck NATO ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/thursday-january-15-2026/
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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not only in war, however, that we fight for freedom. One fights for freedom in personal contacts and in many phases of civilian life. When the war is over, the four freedoms will not have been won, we shall simply have dominated their more aggressive enemies. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war. At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want — for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) First Lady of the US (1933-45), politician, diplomat, activist
Column (1943-04-15), “My Day”More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/58…
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Access to #Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in #Wartime and #Peacetime
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/access-internet-infrastructure-essential-wartime-and-peacetime
❝We continue to shout this, again and again, because it needs to be restated, and unfortunately today there are ever more examples of it happening before our eyes.❞
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This is something that has always puzzled me... esp. with the 2nd Amendment as background ("well-regulated militia" and all that).
In our lawful #society... #police have a monopoly on the use of force internally (granted a reasonable right to self-defense by citizens, etc.). The #military has the exclusive right to use force externally. The #Founders did not envision a #peacetime army, therefor the #Militia would be made up of #citizen #soldiers, each with their own weapon. With no standing army, it would be up to the Militia to respond to external threats (at least in the short term). This Militia would have to be coordinated by either the States or Federal government.
So how is it we have arms-bearing, private "militias" that are not part of the National Guard or Reserves?!
I think most #Paramilitary activity should be regulated if not severely limited by law. They can always join the Guard or Reserve.
Otherwise they just become an internal threat as we saw on #Jan6.
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It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.
The tendency of #militaries in #peacetime to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam #war, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.
[1] #Armies exist to "break things and kill people". All else is #PR #fluff.
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…and don' t forget the "well-regulated" bit!
My understanding is the founding fathers were fearful of having a #StandingArmy and therefor in #peacetime we would rely on "citizen soldiers" (aka the #militia) to be ready to respond to *outside* threats (England, France, Spain, etc.). Hence, each male head of household would have a musket over the fireplace (or something like that). 😉
Conclusion: The militias were clearly under government (state) control and the 2nd amendment was not intended to allow carte blanche gun ownership by individual citizens.