Make Love Not War

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Broadside magazine, which premiered in 1962, had a goal to publish topic song lyrics as they came out and increase awareness of the issues of the day.

I found it rather surprising when I saw this song by Pete Seeger and Dr. Alex Comfort in issue #2.  For those unfamiliar with the name, Dr. Comfort published (in 1974) a well received, though titillating and graphically illustrated, book entitled The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Lovemaking, which, according the the NY Times, sold 12 million copies. Comfort, to his credit, gave away most of his $3 million in profits to causes.  
The Times adds that "The book, written by a vigorous pacifist, became the virtual manual for those who wanted to make love, not war."

Comfort, like Seeger, was an activist, a pacifist and, it seems, a song writer.

Below are the Broadside lyrics and a powerful rendition of the song by Odetta





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Those were the days when love was more important than war. Doesn't everyone have a copy of The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Lovemaking next to their beds?

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With 12 million copies sold, I'd say quite a few.

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"All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal" -idk some guy from WW1

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Very soulful singing!

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Yes. I like Odetta.

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batgirl wrote:

 

im 13, dont want to make love

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I'd better say "play chess, not war".

I made "Chess & Peace" and "Peace & Pieces" tournaments in one of my clubs.

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To strive for peace in a finite habitable environment of finite natural resources is admirable.  That doesn't negate the reality of basic biological conflict within the same environment however.  The natural world is in a constant state of war to some degree; for things as basic as food, sex, and habitat what is more.  That will never change.  Biology and sociobiology are the study of that very fact.    Our species' inability to flee the only habitat we know for others literally guarantees as much. 
"Some people are morally opposed to self-defense.  They are protected by people who are not."

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lmao 90 percent of chess.com is younger than 15 so you probably shouldn't put this here. after all, you wouldn't want a 9 year old googling stuff that he/she shouldn't....

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I guess they shouldn't read the NY Times either then.

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@pawn2020pin you'll see... war is always a waste of energies and environmental resources. Maybe the winner will temporarily recover from his injuries, but in the long run, he will need other resources he no longer has available and will have to fight again. Cooperation is much better. 

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So many memories :-)

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hi

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Hi

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I keep telling my girlfriend “ Make it Love Not War “ but she keeps calling me a weirdo ! 🙀
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Summer of Love - 1967...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ZExRNT0GU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pdSB5OZIk

Monterey Pop Festival - June 1967...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnV34yEby44

Bonus Track - Ravi Shankar at Monterey Pop - June 1967...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk60ObnbIOk

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Hi.

A lot of poeple say, the pas was better than now.

We have good mnusic and more.

There was olso war going on, Vietnam war.

Like today, there wil be good music today

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPhMPnQ58k

I like this song, very good music and singing.

About ches, i play a lot c or d 4