On the Mast: A Reason to Celebrate That Nobody Talks About [View all]
Atop the Mast: the flag of the United Nations, which has played important roles in peacekeeping in smaller nations and played a crucial role in the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis.
On the Yardarm: the flags of the United States, prime architect of the postwar international order, and the European Union, which has promoted peace by promoting trade and open borders among its 27 member nations.
If the conversation around your holiday dinner table bogs down in yet another depressing regurgitation of the latest outrages issuing from the White House, remind everyone that we all have something truly important to celebrate. Then, surprise them by not talking about the birth of Jesus, the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, or Indiana’s refusal to gerrymander its Congressional map.
Point out the miraculous achievement under our noses: 80 years of global peace. The last 80 years have been the longest period without a war between the great powers since the Roman Empire. Think about that. For those of us who were born after 1945 and the end of World War II, it has been an extraordinary gift we do not fully appreciate.
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