American Soldiers are waking up

[Mari333]

Run time: 04:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8v1hI1v-sY   Posted on YouTube: December 24, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 02, 2010 By DU Member: Mari333 Views on DU: 1101

 
Im posting this everywhere.

[gateley]

1. K&R. nt

[Yuugal]

2. Awesome

k&r It is a class war.

[izquierdista]

3. I wish more soldiers were like him.

[starroute]

4. These things have been said during every war for the past century

And every time the ruling classes demonize those who say them, convince the soldiers they're fighting for their own liberties and the welfare of their families, and use every method they can to keep people from thinking for themselves and looking at the truth before them.

Saying "war is bad" isn't enough -- because people forget once the war is over.

Saying "war enriches the ruling classes and screws everybody else" is the real message.

Saying "your enemy is not the terrorist who has some minuscule chance of doing you harm but the bankers and corporate owners who exploit you with impunity and pollute your air and water and deprive you of a meaningful future" is the real message.

Saying "poor people and illegal immigrants and ACORN are not the problem -- the rich who laugh at both their suffering and yours are the problem" is the real message.

But how do we get that across? How do we get people to listen? In 1914, socialists were devastated when workers of the countries on one side of World War I ignored working class solidarity and eagerly flocked off to fight the workers on the other side. That wasn't supposed to happen -- but it did.

How do we start now that we don't even have that illusion of solidarity to begin with?

[jwirr]

5. I remember watching Sen. John Kerry in the same position. Hopefully

these brave men and women will continue to be part of the government like he did.

[stlsaxman]

6. Excelent! K&R.

[unhappycamper]

7. I was fortunate enough to be working Security in the main room for the Winter Soldier hearings.

You can watch all the testimony here:

http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier

[StarfarerBill]

8. K&R. Thanks for posting this, Mari.