Here are some of “toys” I’ve seen advertised on Facebook by Lazada, a Singapore-based e-commerce company and one of the largest e-commerce operators in Southeast Asia, according to its Wikipedia entry.

These ads reminded me of this classic 1970 song performed by Edwin Starr. Down by the Riverside, also known as “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More” and “Gonna lay down my burden,” is an African-American spiritual that also came to mind.

God knows we need to teach our young people peace not war.

Peace, MAA