Rallying for Real Peace

This week we completed our rally for Ron Paul in Oslo. The rally was done at the initiative of Hans Lysglimt.

Our first session was on Sunday December 9 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, where there was a press conference.

We were outside the Nobel Institute for hours, almost freezing our feet off, while someone was indoors being praised for a fight – or shall we say war – against global warming.

The reasoning for giving the Nobel Peace Prize to this year's Laureates is dubious at best, not the least if one considers Alfred Nobel's will. So we decided to rally for someone who really stands for peace – by promoting non-interventionism abroad and at home. Ron Paul's foreign policy also falls in the category of reduction of standing armies, as he wants to withdraw U.S. troops stationed abroad.

Along comes Al Gore with his fellow Laureate in a motorcade – with how many vehicles? And these vehicles emit CO₂, right? What is it Al Gore is fighting again?

The video shows Al Gore escorted by police, passing the U.S. Embassy, then going through a roundabout, before stopping in front of the Nobel Institute to enter for the press conference.



Ron Paul supporters shout "Ron Paul" (the name of a man who stands for real peace, should there be any doubt) at:

• The U.S. Embassy, which represents policing the world, and where U.S. solidiers stand, and they have been donating more to Ron Paul than to any other candidate.
• The Nobel "Peace" Laureate Gore, who needs to be reminded that interventionism, and in particular going to war against climate change, is not peace.
• The Nobel Institute, which needs to be reminded of a man who really stands for peace.
• The press conference room filled with media, which need to understand that Ron Paul will not go away.

The next day, December 10, Nobel Day, the rallying continued. Al Gore walked in a gesture of symbolism from his hotel to Oslo City Hall, which is less than 5 blocks away, while his motorcade went anyway, not the least to take him back.

Inside, Al Gore spoke of wartime measures.

However, it is not certain that he was the worst one speaking. The Nobel Committee Chairman told us:

Climate changes are already moving beyond human control.

What is a significant cause of our problems is the ever increasing ambitions of government. The belief that humankind, and in particular government, can do more and more haunts us. Now it is extended to the belief that humankind can control the climate.

We need to move away from such outrageous ambitions. We need to understand that government to a far greater extent than today needs to let things be. Non-interventionism is a formula for peace. Ron Paul is thus not only hope for those United States of America, but also for the world.

During our rallying on December 10, someone supposedly working for Al Gore came up to us and told us that our RP rally session was the talk of the room after the press conference on Sunday.

Where are the reports from American media that Al Gore was met by Ron Paul supporters?

Our rallying outside Oslo City Hall continued until Al Gore arrived for his 5 o'clock interview with CNN's Jonathan Mann.

During those hours quite a few people had seen our signs, including Americans. We had talked to a bunch of people as well, Americans included.

Next on the rally program was the torch light parade. Participating in a peace parade is a most natural thing to do for supporters of a peace candidate. We were asked not to participate. So we did not. Apparently, it was a parade against climate change and CO₂ emissions. A torch light parade against carbon dioxide emissions. Well, well...

We went straight to Al Gore's hotel, of which news came quite easily across the big pond. We spent some time rallying there. Eventually, the parade arrived. Some people were nagging about our signs. They thought they should be taken down. Supposedly it was not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, a complaint that should be taken to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Eventually, the police gave in to all the complaints, and they had us take down our signs.

The next morning we took our signs to a breakfast seminar on the forthcoming U.S. elections, hosted by the Norwegian think tank Civita.

Please find Hans Lysglimt's motivation for the rally in the video below: