I’ve attended three conferences entitled Ethics of War and Peace that were sponsored by the U.S. military and held at West Point Military Academy. At each of them I identified myself as a pacifist when speaking in a plenary session. I shared my views with cadets and others, and heard their views. After much reflection, for the third conference I decided to wear my “LOVE YOUR ENEMIES” shirt at part of the conference as well as for lunch and during our West Point campus tour. I have definitely had some interesting discussions there, and appreciate the civility that I encounter and also appreciate that I have the academic credentials to be invited to attend. My blog is maintained to be up-to-date and has more material on this and many other topics such as my nonviolent direct action, various arrests for CD, political activism, etc.
There is no WAY to peace. Peace IS the way.