Dear Mark Fyten.......

In response to your comment on my BlogSpot post (announcing my candidacy for mayor)  here are a few additions to what I wrote you this morning.  We are LIKELY POLAR OPPOSITES IN POLITICAL IDEALOGY. You are likely on the right somewhere, and I am waaaaay left.  That probably contributes to why you think my beliefs are somewhat misguided.   I hope you lead the campaign debates put on by the Chamber of Commerce again this year, as in 2012 you were excellent in moderating that debate.

Our county/community desperately REQUIRES CHANGES TO IT'S COMMUNITY NORMS.   They are completely out of sync with the broader international community, and frankly out of date/out of tune/and out of touch with reality.  Fact is the military industrial complex, over militarization, and endless war are bankrupting our nation and gutting our infrastructure, say nothing of eliminating necessary human needs programs.  Let me shout this from the rooftops......BUTTER NOT GUNS!!!   This should not be acceptable to anyone who claims an ounce of Christian faith.  Christ taught to love not hate...which means in essence DON'T KILL OTHERS.  PLAIN AND SIMPLE.  HE LIVED TO TEACH OTHERS TO THINK OF OTHERS AS BETTER THAN THEMSELF.  TO NOT BE SELFISH.  Little Falls is foolish to not be on the cutting edge(as I suggested) to begin peace conversion with the involvement of the local talent at Camp Ripley.  Why in the world would we NOT WANT TO DO THAT?   WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THE COUNCIL NOT HEAR ANY ABOUT THAT.  SAVVY STATES ON THE EAST COAST HAVE ALEADY BEGUN THAT PROGRESS.  It is going to be necessary to convert those military jobs or force our soldiers to be without employment.  Now that's just plain stupid.  Aren't you tired of war and the toll it takes on soldiers' families and lives lost on the battlefield needlessly.  Why can't we just get along with others.  Now there's a novel idea.  Promote peace.  Use the existing good organizations like Nonviolent Peaceforce.  They have already been terrifically successful wherever their volunteers have mediated peace by invitation with two warring factions.  Think about it community.  Aren't you tired of war.  What has the war machine done for you lately?