[164913] in Zephyr_Bugs
Always at War With Something
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Karlin, Truthout)
Mon May 14 20:12:09 2012
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Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:12:08 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, if not before, it has become clear that the US government isn't crazy about being at peace. *We're nearly always at war with something: nations, drugs, even the abstract concept of "terror."*
A country founded on the conquest of the Native American population is restlessly paranoid in the absence of real or perceived threats. We appear to be uncomfortable if we don't have an enemy within our sights.
*Through the funds that **you contribute* [ https://members.truth-out.org/donate ]*, Truthout is able to look at the long-term damage of our national preoccupation with war* - a task that's all the more crucial at a time when many news outlets are caught up with the process of politics instead of the substance of policy.
Think of a nation that could spend hundreds of billions dollars less on war and, as a result, spend hundreds of billions of dollars more on education and projects that would advance our standard of living and quality of life. Without the filtering influence of advertising, Truthout trenchantly exposes the obstacles to peace and offers a vision to move beyond ceaseless war.
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Since the collapse of the Soviet U=
nion, if not before, it has become clear that the US government isn't crazy=
about being at peace. <b>We're nearly always at war with something: nation=
s, drugs, even the abstract concept of "terror."</b>  A country founde=
d on the conquest of the Native American population is restlessly paranoid =
in the absence of real or perceived threats. We appear to be uncomfortable =
if we don't have an enemy within our sights.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "> </span></div>
<div><b><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Through the funds that </span><=
/b><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinac=
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to look at the long-term damage of our national preoccupation with war</b>=
- a task that's all the more crucial at a time when many news outlets are =
caught up with the process of politics instead of the substance of policy.<=
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Think of a nation that could spend=
hundreds of billions dollars less on war and, as a result, spend hundreds =
of billions of dollars more on education and projects that would advance ou=
r standard of living and quality of life. Without the filtering influence o=
f advertising, Truthout trenchantly exposes the obstacles to peace and offe=
rs a vision to move beyond ceaseless war. </span></div>
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