Our Republic Died in 1950
Harry
S. Truman was able to drastically increase defense spending by "scaring
the hell out of the people." In 1950 it wasn't a hard task. Following the
double whammy of Depression and world war, the Republic was ready for the kill.
Since that disaster cooked the country until today, the only bright spot for
liberty has been the Civil Rights movement. Born in the back of a bus, history
will remember America
for this accomplishment if for nothing else.
"An Unjust Law is no Law at All"
St. Augustine
"I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail
T. S. Eliot has said: "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason."
Dump the Military/Industrial Complex
The
complex needs perpetual war to assure steady profits. They make many fine
weapons hot on world markets. However, they could channel much of this
sophistication and expertise into alternative energy projects. The USA lags the
rest of the world badly in most energy developments. The markets for these
products dwarf those for armaments.
I won't bother you with a laundry list, but this is a no-brainer similar to
single payer health insurance.
Firms like Boeing and Aetna are far too
entrenched individually and collectively to take them out by conventional means.
Quarreling among ourselves making intellectual talking points is a useless
endeavor.
We need to get out of our box to think clearly. Let me give you a start. Why
have the Taliban beaten us militarily and the Chinese economically?
Everything that Pol Pott and Bull Connor did was legal.
We Don't Pay Policemen to Shoot Suspects
We hire Police to intimidate minority communities. To execute this scenario properly, the bully Policeman must be immune from prosecution. In similar fashion, Republicans insist on claiming Major Hasan is a terrorist. It is not enough for them he is indicted for 13 counts of premeditated murder. Rather than the rule of law, we get racism, bigotry and propaganda.
White people should remember that what goes around comes around.
Slavery, Abduction, Torture and War Anger Me
They
involve pitiless thugs and innocent victims. The perpetrators should be hunted
down and slaughtered. This is the only proper use of the US military in
my opinion.
People who are indifferent to famine, disease and pestilence in others should
share that fate.
In a world of injustice, I am comforted that evil-doers suffer in hell.
The Fat Cats Enjoy the Peasant Clashes
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