Monday, November 16, 2015
U.S. losing the stupid war on terrorism
When French president ,Francois Hollande- a disgrace to honorable socialists in France and in every other civilized nation-says " We are going to wage a war that will be pitiless " he is simply being the voice of the Old European imperialism. No surprise that victims of French colonialist " virtues " ( like " compassion " ? ) reacted ferociously. The whole non-colonialist world cheered at the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 . This world- and many socialist internationalists - cheered when Saigon fell to communists in 1975. Today it looks like heroic Vietnam fell to the Vietnamese.
Nothing changes if nothing changes. The phony war on terrorism will go on forever until the imperialist lions cut off their claws. But the " elephant " masses can also bring down the lions.
The American working class - the class that does the fighting and the dying for the ONE PERCENT plutocracy- is showing zero support for any new military adventures in the Middle East.
While the old colonial bullies are bombing Syria around the clock, demagogue politicians are saying : " No more Syrian refugees ".
Just weeks ago the United Nations condemned the U.S. bombing of the Doctors Without Borders trauma hospital in Afghanistan. FRENCH doctors called it a " war crime " , " barbaric ". Yes, rather PITILESS indeed.
Those bells at Notre Dame Cathedral will not toll for thousands of faceless Islamic " collateral damage ".
Our war on terrorism is both a complete failure and a moral catastrophe. We are losing yet another stupid war .
Nothing changes if nothing changes. The phony war on terrorism will go on forever until the imperialist lions cut off their claws. But the " elephant " masses can also bring down the lions.
The American working class - the class that does the fighting and the dying for the ONE PERCENT plutocracy- is showing zero support for any new military adventures in the Middle East.
While the old colonial bullies are bombing Syria around the clock, demagogue politicians are saying : " No more Syrian refugees ".
Just weeks ago the United Nations condemned the U.S. bombing of the Doctors Without Borders trauma hospital in Afghanistan. FRENCH doctors called it a " war crime " , " barbaric ". Yes, rather PITILESS indeed.
Those bells at Notre Dame Cathedral will not toll for thousands of faceless Islamic " collateral damage ".
Our war on terrorism is both a complete failure and a moral catastrophe. We are losing yet another stupid war .
No bells will toll at Notre Dame Cathedral for " collateral damage "
Nine out of ten university professors in France , England, the United
States- with some expertise in " foreign affairs "- offer their sage
advise to their respective ruling classes and government on fighting
terrorism, pretending that European and United States imperialism is and
was on a higher moral plane than the damnable deeds of the terrorists.
Just weeks ago the U.S. bombing of the Doctors Without Hospitals trauma hospital in Afghanistan aroused moral condemnation in France. A true WAR CRIME , reported FRENCH doctors who survived the nightmare.
No bells will toll at the Notre Dame Cathedral for faceless " collateral damage " done by the attacks-reported this morning -on hundreds of oil trucks in Syria.
The American working class presently offers ZERO SUPPORT for more military adventures in the Middle East.
One quick way to terminate the momentum of desperate -and brainless - terrorism is to end imperialist rule in these Middle Eastern countries.And daily injustice is also a form of terrorism.
Way back in 1954, for example, the whole " socialist " world applauded the defeat of French colonialism at Dien Bien Phu .
Likewise, the the fall of Saigon to the Vietnamese communists in 1975 was applauded by progressive people all over the world.
To a degree the rise of Islamic terrorism can be attributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s . Angry young men around the world were at least exposed in " higher education " centers to a rational philosophy of history : Marxism, however distorted by Stalinism. That was during the so called Cold War.
The Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky -leader of the triumphant Red Army- warned in numerous articles against the self-defeating terrorism of isolated groups.
Only ruling class resistance would prevent a completely overthrow of the ONE PERCENT plutocracy in the United States. A simple majority vote could end this rotten, VIOLENT, capitalist system- and very peacefully.
So what message do the common people of America send to the whole world ? NO SUPPORT for imperialist wars !
As Socialist Eugene V. Debs said : " The only just war is class war ". I read that Debs is a hero of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Just weeks ago the U.S. bombing of the Doctors Without Hospitals trauma hospital in Afghanistan aroused moral condemnation in France. A true WAR CRIME , reported FRENCH doctors who survived the nightmare.
No bells will toll at the Notre Dame Cathedral for faceless " collateral damage " done by the attacks-reported this morning -on hundreds of oil trucks in Syria.
The American working class presently offers ZERO SUPPORT for more military adventures in the Middle East.
One quick way to terminate the momentum of desperate -and brainless - terrorism is to end imperialist rule in these Middle Eastern countries.And daily injustice is also a form of terrorism.
Way back in 1954, for example, the whole " socialist " world applauded the defeat of French colonialism at Dien Bien Phu .
Likewise, the the fall of Saigon to the Vietnamese communists in 1975 was applauded by progressive people all over the world.
To a degree the rise of Islamic terrorism can be attributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s . Angry young men around the world were at least exposed in " higher education " centers to a rational philosophy of history : Marxism, however distorted by Stalinism. That was during the so called Cold War.
The Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky -leader of the triumphant Red Army- warned in numerous articles against the self-defeating terrorism of isolated groups.
Only ruling class resistance would prevent a completely overthrow of the ONE PERCENT plutocracy in the United States. A simple majority vote could end this rotten, VIOLENT, capitalist system- and very peacefully.
So what message do the common people of America send to the whole world ? NO SUPPORT for imperialist wars !
As Socialist Eugene V. Debs said : " The only just war is class war ". I read that Debs is a hero of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
What does " white privilege " mean to most working class whites ?
I know what Hillary is suggesting when she says " I am from the 60s ". I
too am just her age and I do identify with the idealism even the
radicalism of that era. But as democratic Socialist I more readily give
critical support to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Hillary Clinton's support for imperialist wars disguised as defensive war on terrorism and her support for Wall Street greed does not endear her to her own generation- still idealistic and un-compromised in their core values.
Indeed the Neo-Democrats- like Obama and Hillary- make the New Deal president Franklin D. Roosevelt look like a flaming Bolshevik.
The old class struggle cannot be stifled by slick and often phony political correctness campaigns.
The attacks on racism do nothing to eliminate the systemic inequality of the capitalist system.
What does " white privilege " mean to the poor, homeless, unemployed or desperate and insecure white working class people ?
And how secure is the white middle class ?
Hillary Clinton's support for imperialist wars disguised as defensive war on terrorism and her support for Wall Street greed does not endear her to her own generation- still idealistic and un-compromised in their core values.
Indeed the Neo-Democrats- like Obama and Hillary- make the New Deal president Franklin D. Roosevelt look like a flaming Bolshevik.
The old class struggle cannot be stifled by slick and often phony political correctness campaigns.
The attacks on racism do nothing to eliminate the systemic inequality of the capitalist system.
What does " white privilege " mean to the poor, homeless, unemployed or desperate and insecure white working class people ?
And how secure is the white middle class ?
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Way back in 1989 science writer Isaac Asimov said that man made climate change was the science story of the year. You can see him on a brief You Tube film.
Nobody ever suspected the great genius Isaac Asimov of being in anybody's pocket.
ALL science literate voters in Rhode Island should acclaim Senator Sheldon White House. And BOO the notorious Koch Brothers. Even Bernie Sanders is sick of their pernicious power to form pseudo-public opinion in the popular news media. Does a proven quack have FREE SPEECH rights at a meeting of medical doctors ?