He referred to the NATO 50 th Anniversary celebration, where we were treated to three days of pomp and ceremony by droves of white men from the richest and most powerful nations. The survey listed characteristics such as attractiveness, self-assertion, intelligence, faithfulness, reliability, domesticity, sense of responsibility, and independence. The professor said that if we wait for men to change themselves, we could be waiting for another millennium. In Switzerland, every male adolescent is required to do four months in the military. We teach military resolution to our children in the media and in the models our children see.
Dominance is the rule - profit and payoff.
When we talk of conflict resolution and peace education, we reduce the complexity if we suggest that it is easy to do. He noted that white professors from the northern countries write the materials for peace education, and they make huge profits doing this work. These are the kinds of materials we need for our communities. The above reports are only a few of the important parts of my experience at the Hague. There were many important workshops and gatherings of people at every level, and many ideas jelled in my head as I talked with people from around the world.