Reply #69: I know there is a small peace movement [View All]

[skeptical cynic]

But most Democrats I know seem perfectly happy with the wars, or at least accepting of them, now that Bush isn't running them.

There was a book recommended on DU some time ago when I was still just lurking. I bought it and read it several times because it made so much sense. "The New American Militarism" by Andrew Bacevich. I thought it explained the current bipartisan support/apathy about war very well in historical, cultural and economic terms. It didn't address civil liberties directly, but I found the explanation for the militarism to be an equally good explanation of the passive acceptance of things like torture, extralegal executions, lack of due process and secrecy.