We acknowledge how unachievable the goal of creating world peace looks from within the acceptable social narrative, but it’s become very clear in recent years that social narratives are being carefully manipulated by corporations and institutions to protect their financial interests. If we un-manipulate the narrative, might we see the challenge of achieving peace in a drastically different way? World Peace Attempt says yes.

The emergence of independent journalists and podcasters, who have massive audiences but who are not beholden to corporations like their predecessors were, are now steadily gaining control of the public discussion, and we shouldn’t underestimate the potential this creates to shape our shared future. If, together, we can create the right conversations around war, a public discussion that orients us toward world peace can begin.

World Peace Attempt, and @WorldPeaceBingo, is a mission to definitively identify the goal of world peace, and give real-world momentum to our journey in that direction. How? By embracing, and relentlessly asking, The Simple Question.

Corporate media failed in their responsibility to ask the questions that might cause damage to their profitability, but those questions can now be asked. The intention is to seize the opportunity, and inspire the growing community of independent podcasters and journalists, and regular citizens as well, to ask one simple question of world leaders whenever the opportunity arises. We want to create a cultural expectation that nobody should reach a position of power without regularly being asked The Simple Question...

How are we going to create a world without any war?

Along every possible line of names across the bingo ticket, there are many people who have an enormous social media following, so in order for the ticket to be a winner, a lot of public attention will be directed to World Peace Attempt. If we then collectively embrace the challenge of asking it, The Simple Question becomes a standard feature of the modern political landscape; a new but customary tradition. Answering it becomes an unavoidable obligation for those who hold, or are seeking, positions of power. Contemplating the question, preparing a response, and the dissemination of answers, is what accelerates humanity along the path to peace. The question influences policy decisions, and the responses, shared online, influence who we vote into power.

Wars have been happening for a long time, and people may feel hopeless or dismissive of world peace on the basis that war has been so persistent, but we have never had the ability to control our own narrative like we can now, and we have never had the power to apply The Simple Question to our leadership before, either. This is a new time.

Exactly what is possible if we win @WorldPeaceBingo, and embrace The Simple Question?

We don't know the answer, but like when a small child tries to walk on two feet for the first time, there is something to be encouraged about the act of trying. Play along, be a part of an attempt by society to create world peace, and together we'll find out.