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15. Nuclear Weapons,

Sun May 19, 2013, 10:04 AM

May 2013

as I used to argue to my students, are crimes against humanity merely waiting for a chance to happen.
Even Reagan, for God's sake, pretty much knew that.
As the U.S. government has proven over and over, by repeatedly threatening to use nukes and also by actually doing so on Japanese civilians, humans as a species lack the maturity to possess weapons such as these.
Those who resist the Nuclear War Machine are heroes, including the brave folks from Transform . .
I'm a member of Veterans for Peace, and a volunteer on the VFP Golden Rule Project, a boat that is a living legacy of courageous resistance to nuclear weapons. Check it out !!

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How the US Turned Three Pacifists Into 'Multiple Felony Saboteurs' [View all] xchrom May 2013 OP

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #1

Misdemeanor trespassing? Really? Orrex May 2013 #2

That was for the first fence shawn703 May 2013 #7

Ah. Thanks. Orrex May 2013 #10

Obama's Justice Department In Action - And Some Say Obama Is A Liberal - How On Earth Is That True? cantbeserious May 2013 #3

One sentence ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #6

We Will Have To Agree To Disasgree cantbeserious May 2013 #22

No, We can't agree to disagree ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #27

I Guess The Irony Of A User Name Is Lost On Some - I Am Very Serious cantbeserious May 2013 #28

You can't be ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #31

Very Serious cantbeserious May 2013 #33

I wonder how different your reply would be if they were carrying semi-automatic weapons with Ghost in the Machine May 2013 #19

No Guns Were Involved - So Speculating Is Of Little Value cantbeserious May 2013 #23

You shouldn't have to speculate on what your own thoughts would be. n/t Ghost in the Machine May 2013 #29

It Is Your Thoughts That Cause Pause cantbeserious May 2013 #34

Why should MY thoughts "Cause Pause"? Are you unwilling, or simply unable, to answer a very simple Ghost in the Machine May 2013 #45

If it was a teabagger breaking in to do something nefarious the whole story snooper2 May 2013 #51

Well shawn703 May 2013 #4

As a rule. breaking into nuclear facilities tends to result in bad things... Pelican May 2013 #5

Please consider changing ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #8

they were completely prepared for the consequences G_j May 2013 #9

Sure they were prepared for it... malthaussen May 2013 #11

I'm sure that Sr. Rice was very recently sentenced to twenty years for this action. nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #12

Since her sentencing isn't until September, I doubt that. nt msanthrope May 2013 #43

My bad, she was convicted, not sentenced. nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #48

They turned themselves into felons. alphafemale May 2013 #13

Does that make you feel better? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #35

no. why would it? alphafemale May 2013 #39

So you have empathy for them or you think they deserve what they get? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #40

I have empathy for them AND they deserve the sentence. alphafemale May 2013 #42

Your response doesnt show empathy at all. Are you against all civil disobedience? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #47

They accomplished what they set out to do. Progressive dog May 2013 #14

And so you dont have empathy for them? I would hope "politically liberal" posters here in DU would rhett o rick May 2013 #36

Empathy assumes that I could put myself in their shoes Progressive dog May 2013 #44

I guess I have a different prospective, a different definition of "wantonly destructive". rhett o rick May 2013 #46

No I don't, they do have a voice, but that's not good enough Progressive dog May 2013 #50

Nuclear Weapons, FairWinds May 2013 #15

+1000 G_j May 2013 #16

Right You Are - Nuclear Weapons Are Deplorable cantbeserious May 2013 #24

K/r ...... marmar May 2013 #17

Me too. bvar22 May 2013 #21

The government should be thanking them proReality May 2013 #18

I'd say that whoever is in charge of security JEB May 2013 #20

K&R. I just hope their sentencing is not outrageously disproportionate. That's the most disturbing. Overseas May 2013 #25

"small baby bottles of blood"... WTF? Ohio Joe May 2013 #26

They're lucky they didn't look like a threat NightWatcher May 2013 #30

Yes, shame on them. Shame on anyone that speaks out against the government our lord. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #37

If only cruel and unusual punishment were verboten even if not enshrined our Constitution or law indepat May 2013 #32

They were offered to plead guilty to a simple trespassing charge.... Logical May 2013 #38

The price of Civil disobedience pscot May 2013 #41

They have my sympathy, but.... rppper May 2013 #49