War is a major faux pas.

Just to keep things spicy, I’m going to take a different route with tonight’s blog. Personally, I find the whole peace trend to be too watered down to make any sort of real impact. A website called Cafepress.com, which sells products made by individual members, has 2,150,000 products with a peace related message.

I would say, in general, college students do not know how to show their support for a cause without a t-shirt or bumper sticker. Band t-shirts are a result of this; as are the magnetic yellow ribbons that ask So even though the whole rising peace movement is gaining most of it’s popularity through it’s rival, materialism, I found that Americans are actually going out and physically supporting the logos on their chests. The Peace Corps has seen a significant increase in the number of its volunteers,

I’m sorry, I’m going to talk about the presidential election again. It’s important to notice where peace falls in the upcoming presidential election. Each democratic candidate at least mentions the immediate necessity for a plan to take the U.S. out of Iraq. Earlier on in the year, John McCain saw a fairly significant drop in support after he backed President Bush in his war efforts. Arguably, he will continue to take hits for his endorsement of an increased military commitment.

People are sick of being at war. 68% of Americans disapprove of the job George Bush is doing in Iraq and 54% believe that a victory in Iraq is no longer possible. The greeting card company, American Greetings, published this article on the increase demand for cards giving a message of peace. These turbulent times inspire the need to mail a wish for peace along with the yearly family Christmas photo. War is not hip right now; those who support it are probably getting some crap for it. Lo and behold, there is another reason for the peace epidemic that has come to affect so many college students and other liberal hippies.

Besides being ironic, this article just puts yet another spin on the idea of peace.