RE: Terrorism “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world is my own government, I cannot be silent” “A nation that year after year continues to spend more money on military defense than on social uplift is approaching spiritual death” “We have guided missiles, yet misguided men.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.(1929 – 1968) Militarism is glorified in the west. The U.S. is one of only two countries which has not ratified the convention regarding the use of child soldiers. They are the largest arms dealers in the world (here is our WMD) and deployed in over 150 countries. The 5 permanent members of the U.N. security council are also the 5 largest arms dealers in the world. Developed nations along with their corporate raiders prop up a corrupt elite at the top of poor nations through the selling of arms, funding (Bribes), ‘development’, etc. This has allowed for the extraction of indigenous wealth from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. This is often referred to as ‘Neocolonialism’ (The geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence a country, in lieu of either direct military control or indirect political control, i.e. imperialism and hegemony). What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea. - Mahatma Gandhi War is all about greed, power, and exploiting the powerless. War has nothing to do with freedom, loving your country, or being a hero. War is about killing innocent people, stealing what they have and keeping power over them through violence & propaganda. A FRACTION of the money spent on the military industrial complex could eradicate hunger (Food, Not Bombs) saving lives instead of taking them. “The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights” – Jean Paul Getty imgur/AEabu
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 01:24:59 +0000
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