Bed-in anniversary!!

So, it was forty years ago that John & Yoko came to Montreal and began their bed-in for peace. Certainly a noble idea but more of a photo op than anything when one looks at the success of the movement. There was none.

Vietnam dragged on for years after. Africa is still in flames. The mid-east is still a tinder box. Iraq is embroiled in a civil war thanks to the Bush government. Afghanistan is not exactly the place to raise your children. Cambodia did some culling from 1975 to ’79. Iran and Iraq couldn’t get along in the 80’s. India and Pakistan have been at it a few times sin the bed-in. The Irish and Brits had their Troubles for a number of years after John asked to Give Peace a Chance. Let’s not forget Chechnya and Georgia in the old eastern European zones. Tienamen Square, Moldova, Haiti, Egypt (Muslim Brotherhood against the government), Peru-Ecuador War, Indonesia, Jordan, Sri Lanka, etc., etc., etc. So, sorry, John and Yoko, war wins hands down.

On the plus side I had a lovely morning with my friend and our dogs (Spot & Jackson) down at Municipal Beach. Who needs bed-ins when you own a dog? All world leaders should get a dog and lighten up. World peace would be obtained with a wag of the tail.

That's my solution and you read it first right here.