Russia Today’s Crosstalk features a very interesting panel on the future of the antiwar movement.
On the panel were Antiwar.com development director Angela Keaton, historian Thaddeus Russell, and Michael Heaney, a researcher at the University of Michigan.
Dang, great piece! A must watch, especially for those wonderful Democrats.
but… but… they're busy enjoying their recently created government jobs as Emperor's Tailors.
Dang, Mr. Mud where you been?
We should concentrate what´s it´s really all about: The Pentagon aims to achieve a disarming first strike capability. With the new missiles in Bulgaria, Romania and Poland they will achieve it by 2015. So, the Russians will be forced to Launch On Warning by 2014. That´s the problem. The Pentagon must stop aiming at achieving an unanswerable first strike capability or we´ll probably commit suicide in some few years by mistake/accident. Trident missile engineer Bob Aldridge -www.plrc.org-.
how do we realistically change the policies of the two party system. OK, Obama loses and we elect what got elected in 2010, a group of politicians that tell us that the money we put in to Social Security is now considered an entitlement. this is just one example of doublespeak.
we elected those people in reaction to four dollar gas, or whatever angered us at that moment, we are never angry for the reason that we think.
are we really angry because the money for all the negative performed is supported by our resources, or is it something deeper?
i find myself with men like Ron Paul, who in my understanding of the Libertarian philosophy is, is, take care of what is needed here, inside our borders, and leave the rest of the world be. that was the original philosophy of the original constitution, and yet it has been totally usurped.
i can find wisdom in many places, we can build a school in Iraq, yet we can't keep one opened here, and instead of trying to rectify that we, as a nation, only try to pass blame, its the teachers fault, its the mayors fault, its the presidents fault.
in the long run it is our fault, for making silly decisions in the voting booth, as the booth itself is co-opted.
I find the issue that's never addressed, conscription. Bring back the draft and just watch how fast America's boys and girls get antiwar. As long as the war's of Empire are fought by the 'legions' that sign on well, the suffering is hardly spread across the board.
I readily admit that "conscription" is one nasty and divisive issue. However if you've never faced a draft, you can't imagine how life can change.
The most intelligent antiwar strategy is to promote democracy, not just in the middle east, but through reform of the United Nations. Like this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN6jeDxpt1M
If someone has a better plan, I'd love to hear it.
gary
much good points where made but one thing came to mind that might have been said, at least in a different way: the word war and iraq and afghanistan and so on have become old for the vast majority. As one pointed out only the very sincere and dedicated remain strong in the movement. But once you see a new all out war like Iran to start then you will see people gather again and that only by the hard work of those few hard working such as Angela. Kinda like they need a fresh war to be motivated since they see nothing really came of their protests to stop or even slow down these wars.
Great show! Looking forward to hearing Angela on the panel at the conference on the 19th. (http://lpnh.org/June19)
It´s all about the money! War makes good profit. Isn´t it funny, when America needs money or politians voters, they go to war. Germany talks about peace and sells weapons to crisis regions.
As long as thex can make money everthing is just fine! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfZfXh5mDRU
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