"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." ~President Theodore Roosevelt~

THIS PLACE IS WHERE SOLDIERS GATHER!

It is believed that 40% of females are raped in some form by the age of 16, that one of the top causes of death among women is murder at the hands of their husbands and boyfriends, that the prison system is filled with men who, as children, were victims of this war, and that problems with drugs and depression are a direct result of victimization. It is believed that children's hospitals for the severely mentally retarded and deformed contain some children who were born normal. It is believed that those who abuse, torture, and kill animals graduate to murder and serial murder, and that right now a boy is sitting naked in a closet awaiting sentencing for a crime he never committed. We can no longer ignore the impact that this disease is having on our society. We must all join this battle against the onslaught of human dignities.
As victims, we face an enemy who has no regard for morality or the ancient philosophies of fair combat by two worthy opponents. Separated from our loved ones and lacking self-respect, we have no will against being taken, for the victimizers break down all force fields. Even if a victimizer was abused at one time, he/she has no excuse for being a predator, preying upon the innocent and defenseless. He or she is the Enemy.
Kind ones, this is a battle that we must fight ourselves. In most cases, authorities cannot help you and most people, including family members and even witnesses, will ignore you. In order to achieve victory we must not only fight the pain inflicters, but also fight in our own minds. To conquer one's own mind, you must recognize what is happening. Recognize that no one has the right to inflict physical or mental pain and torture upon any living creature, that any activity involving yours and/or another person's private areas must be willingly allowed by you to be occupied by another, and not be taken, or coerced. If you are under the age of 18 and this is happening to you by someone who is over 18, they are a criminal! Abandonment is a form of abuse. Recognize that if an incident occurs and someone threatens to harm you if you tell anyone about it, they have just harmed you; that if someone is crazy enough to threaten your life, then that person may be willing and ready to do so; and that children who are bullies to other children inflict severe damage. Recognize what is happening and refuse to accept it.
If you can relate to the songs âOver Meâ and âJust to Hate Youâ, then you may be in trouble. In order to defeat the enemy you must cautiously move out, take away and protect your children, tell your teachers, report to your neighbors, report all animal cruelty, press charges and follow through. Tell on the bully, defend the weak if you are strong, and get a weapon, if you must, to defend your bodies if necessary. Following our escape, we must seek counseling so that we can overcome the psychological damage and avoid becoming a victimizer ourselves. We cannot get over it ourselves so we should not try it alone. Abuse cycles trickle down through generations, so we must stop it now.
We are innocent and, although we did not start this war, we must fight it. We deserve a life without fear and shame. It is our right to maintain our own human rights. May God bless us all and keep us from loneliness during these troubled times. We must cure ourselves for the human race and the future.
BRING IT ON!!! Petra Luna

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FACES OF WAR AND WHY WE FIGHT

MEN, MEN, MEN!!!
I welcome men to this war. We cannot do this without you. You may ask “What can I do being a man? You guys hate us.” Lets make this clear once and for all I LOVE MEN!!! My biggest abusers were women but the facts are the facts. Men abuse and kill considerably more women and children than women. Unfortunately, Religion, Culture, Society, your Dad, your Peers, Music Videos, TV, Movies, Porno and on and on for centuries have been literally programming you guys to be abusers! Really!!! It is difficult for me to say that it is all your fault entirely. Everywhere you are taught that men are ENTITLED to better treatment and more liberties than women or children. That if you are not a man that you are there to serve a man. If you are told something a million times you are going to believe it, right or wrong.
A few easy and powerful things you can do are:
1. Refuse to go along or laugh at jokes that insult or degrade women. How powerful is it when someone jokes about slapping some bitch and no one agrees and thinks he is an idiot? VERY POWERFUL.
2. Honestly, we can not stop sexiness in music, on screen, in magazines or even porno but you can chose to buy and give ratings to things that are sexy but not degrading or violent. For example, if you see something, look at the woman and ask yourself if she would really go along with this in real life or even if you would do that to her yourself? If the answer is NO, don’t buy it or promote it. Most importantly if you see children or something you think is illegal make an anonymous report to the authorities. If your man friend is talking about seeing some rape porn tell him that that shit just isn’t cool to you. He might act like a bad ass and call you a pussy but at least you can sleep at night and he will think about what you said, trust me.
3. Never allow young men around you to call women bitches, whores, etc.. Correct them and set their thinking straight. Don’t allow them to think it is OK with the older guys to disrespect like that.
4. Go ahead and be the king of your household. Just be a kind, fair and just one. You will get more out of a drop of honey than a gallon of bitters, my father used to say.

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