can we the people make a difference in world peace and how would you do that ?
143991
You bet we can!  And especially in times like these--every voice counts.  Some quick thoughts--1) vote! 2) write letters to the editor of your local paper expressing your opinions on social issues 3) Remember, that in the Internet age, we are able to almost instantly communicate with people from around the globe--what & how we communicate it can really make a huge difference.  People in places like "Yahoo answers" have a sincere interest & are naturally curious--how you communicate to them can have a profound impact on their impressions & what they will communicate to others around them.  Good luck to you! (And this was a great question!)
487091
Well, a few starting points - 1) random acts of charity convince people that the world is a good place (and accents what we have in common, not our differences), which may decrease the resentment and aggression that leads people to warlike behaviour (so peace). 2) taking people out of the cycle of poverty helps the whole community because poor people are empowered to buy goods and services. The more ofthen money changes hands, the richer everone gets (so prosperity).
448569
I think if we all took the time to understand each others cultures/religions and celebrated the good things about each other & not allways highlighted negativities we wold all be less stressed out.. the average person in most couontires that have or want to dvelop nuclear weapons is just about trying to feed themselves if governments think that developing weapons is more important then let the people be the judges of that, the people dont want war they want peace!! and a little happiness in their lives, which can only acheived through love/spirituality & caring for each other as humans, this is what sets us apart from animals.. Thanx
205342
Absolutely!!! With more love amongst the world communities would come tolerance & respect for one another & one another's culture, belief, religion ect. Such an atmosphere would break down the many walls of colour, creed,religion, narrow mindedness we have built over many a centuries amongst ourselves distancing ourselves in the process & make the world a better place to inhabit.
599482
Yes, It is possible to someday have a "New World Order."  I mean this in the most positive way.  It will take time and some revolutionary type of thinking however.  I have traveled all over the world and I have found that we have more in common with people of the world than we have differences.  People want the same things--good health, happiness, economic opportunity, to raise a family, hope and just governance.  We are closer than many will lead us to believe. It will begin with a vision of common grounds regarding shared values and the continuous denouncing of evil and evil rhetoric.  Certainly, there is going to be hatred and contempt, but we cannot let a small minority of "Terrorists" threaten our very existence.  People are basically good and will choice good over evil once their primal needs are satisfied.  The problem with a world society is one of fairness to all people and sectors of the world.  This becomes a major obstacle to world peace and is probably the one thing that can prevent the evolution of governance to that level.  That notwithstanding--doesn't it sound a lot better to visualize world peace than to live in a world full of hatred and violence?  And a world in which we are united against those who create chaos.  I could envision a day when we are governed by a board of our peers that are responsible for ensuring just and competent governance.
966278
We have accomplished higher and higher levels of peace, from family to tribe, from tribe to city state, from city state to nation and federation.\nNow we are learning how to reach world peace. Lessons have been learned through the Holy Books; means are ready with wonderful systems of world transportation and communication, world fora and world Conventions...; the final step is just a little more of patient practice.
545950
It has the potential to fix a lot of problems. Maybe we can stop worrying about fighting that battle and work on healing the continent/country(at that point). It would help to better the world as a whole and allow many new points of view and plans to better the world come to fruition.
1016463
I think that the first step is to make the rest of the world realise what's going on so that more people care about finding a solution. The majority of people who read this question will unfortunately not have a clue what you are talking about and that has got to change.
942866
Certainly not.\n\nForce can be used and will be used for everthing, by the people who can use it.\n\nto keep the "global order" we are used to see, there's need of total control over our lifes, and all the violence needed to exterminate de threats against that order.\n\nyou may think by now we must have learnt something from our deads, from our wars, from the results of our own cruelty.\nwell, i can see clearly all people talking about peace has been always, in all countries, killed.\n\nso, the only "effective way" is to have more exterminating power. \nand control. check this up: \nhttp://www.lanacion.com.ar/exterior/nota.asp?nota_id=855347&origen=ranking
476297
Get rid of religion, republicans & democrates. Once all that is gone we, the people, can start dealing with the real problems on this planet & taking better care of it & us in the process.
1038771
The only way to achieve world peace is to completely annihilate basal human nature. Wars are fought over greed, jealousy, anger, bigotry, and lust. While it would be nice to imagine a world without these things, it'll never happen.
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Ideas:\n\n1)  Kill everyone except for one person.  Nobody to fight with.\n\n2)  Massive amounts of drugs available for everyone.  Read "A Brave New World" for how this would turn out :-P\n\n3)  Accept that you aren't responsible for other people's state of inner turmoil, and find peace within yourself.  The whole world feels more peaceful this way.
680067
We could ALL use a little change...
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How to bring about peace to everyone so we could all get along and live comfortably together... no more wars, no more fighting, no more crime.... just a civilized way of life that everyone could enjoy!\n\nHow do we make this happen?
1146885
Talk to the people who would benefit from it.
789346
Peace is always an option. If we have equal respect for all people and stop coveting other people's oil money, there can be peace. The US govt has made its share of mistakes and needs some correction.
316750
I don't know that you can do that. People are going to believe what they believe, no matter what  you DO about it. The only way to truly affect change is to BE what it is you profess. If you condemn them, that gives them the right to condemn you and that only leads to conflict which will worsen matters.