Students at a Florida high school who started a peace group were met with a level of appalling ignorance that simultaneously makes me fear for the future of this country and also doesn't surprise me, given that George W. Bush was re-elected:

The heckling began early in the school year, according to group members. They say they were putting small posters promoting peace on friends' lockers with their permission. They thought it was OK, because the cheerleaders and football players had signs on theirs. Eventually, though, group members say they were told by the school's administration they could no longer hang up the posters.

"People tore them down and drew swastikas and 'white power' stuff on them," Lauren said.

Skylar had similar things written on her posters.

"Someone taped an 'I Love Bush' sign over my 'Wage Peace' sign," she said. "So I tore it down, threw it away, and the whole commons starting booing. I walk by later and find that someone has completely tore my sign down and placed an 'I Love America, Because America Loves War' sign up.' "

I hate peace -- oh, and while we're at it, white power! Maybe Michael Moore was right when he blamed our militaristic culture for the levels of violence in America in Bowling for Columbine. Since when is peace automatically a bad thing?