IS CHINA THE NEXT WAR OBJECTIVE OF THE WAR-ADDICTED MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL-COMPLEX??? It didn’t take long for the U.S. national-security state’s “pivot” toward Asia, after its disastrous 12-year foray into the Middle East, to produce a new crisis for Americans. In response to China’s decision to implement a new air zone involving a long territorial dispute with Japan over a group of islands, the U.S. military sent two B-52 bombers flying over the zone to test China’s resolve, proving that China is just a “paper tiger” given that it didn’t shoot the planes out of the sky. It was a childishly dangerous taunt. What would have happened if China had shot down the planes? Then what? Would the U.S. national-security state have stood idly by, thereby exposing itself to being accused of being a paper tiger? I don’t think so. To show its resolve, the U.S. government would have had to retaliate with some sort of bombing campaign against China. Don’t forget, after all, that under our system of government the president can now send the entire nation into war without a congressional declaration of war. This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the brain nature gave me, thankful for the ability to think independently that I give myself permission to do, thankful for my ability to recognize injustice and be empathetic, thankful for the permission I give myself to avoid apathy and instead choose to engage in the active, ongoing pursuit of peace and social justice both of which bestow purpose and meaning upon my life and lastly, I am thankful for the ability granted to me by nature to express myself freely and, in so doing, help contribute to a common cause shared by many other activists to write a new historical narrative that helps drive the moral arc of the universe toward a place of greater peace and justice in our world.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:25:45 +0000
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