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llmart

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35. I understand how you feel.....

Mon May 25, 2015, 03:16 PM

May 2015

I feel like I'm swimming upstream sometimes. Plus, I'm 66 years old and I'm tired of seeing some of the things we thought we'd gained and accomplished disappear. I watched the PBS documentary "1971" the other day about how a small group of individuals risked it all to prove that the FBI was spying on people, mostly antiwar activists. It's all come full circle.

Maybe I'm just plain tired I don't have the energy to fight. I did, however, follow in my grandfather's and parents' footsteps in that I preached nonviolence to my two grown children.

The glorification of all things military and war is an insidious thing and I saw it happening immediately after September 11th and I hated it. I knew where it was going. Babies and children wearing camoflage, flag waving, etc. all in an effort - devised I'm sure of it - by those chickenhawks in power who never served a damned day in a war zone.

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War [View all] H2O Man May 2015 OP

"Fuck George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and the rest of those shitheads" Sunlei May 2015 #1

I so agree. 99Forever May 2015 #2

Well said H2O Man, well said. GGJohn May 2015 #3

... GGJohn May 2015 #4

To assert the political will of the US over other people hootinholler May 2015 #5

K & R !! davekriss May 2015 #6

the bush* administration shit on america's soldiers.... spanone May 2015 #7

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP May 2015 #8

Harold Pinter - Nobel Lecture on Truth, War and the Big Lie Octafish May 2015 #9

One thing we tend to forget... malthaussen May 2015 #10

K&R nt napkinz May 2015 #11

How do we fix this? MannyGoldstein May 2015 #12

Two words: JOBS and EDUCATION BrotherIvan May 2015 #37

The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends� The military teaches you to be a killer. Agony May 2015 #13

Here we catch a glimpse of the soul of a true patriot. joanbarnes May 2015 #14

Excellent clip. If kids really want to be heroes, they won't support the MIC. nt valerief May 2015 #15

Fortunately, this was the mindset of the neighborhood in which I grew up. Gregorian May 2015 #16

I wish I had answers for you..... llmart May 2015 #24

Consciousness of the truth. Gregorian May 2015 #33

I understand how you feel..... llmart May 2015 #35

A transformation story. Gregorian May 2015 #38

Very eloquent. llmart May 2015 #41

"what is it good for? absolutely nothing" NRaleighLiberal May 2015 #17

Truer truth could never be uttered...n/t N_E_1 for Tennis May 2015 #18

The only real threat to the Constitution 2naSalit May 2015 #19

WAS the threat....war's over man, and THEY won. Moostache May 2015 #26

Thank you for that post dreamnightwind May 2015 #43

What is it good for? nt Rex May 2015 #20

This devastates me. LWolf May 2015 #21

Well put! dpatbrown May 2015 #22

K&R. Well said. Overseas May 2015 #23

ALL of our younglings should hear the sage words of this brave man. chervilant May 2015 #25

This is outstanding. nt. polly7 May 2015 #27

Simple solution, anyone voting for war or sending troops has to send their son or daughter or randys1 May 2015 #28

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious May 2015 #29

And fuck the Big Media that enabled it all. johnnyreb May 2015 #30

Thank you, H20 Man! Peace Patriot May 2015 #31

Thank you. H2O Man May 2015 #32

War is an admission of failure madokie May 2015 #34

It's also just theft and murder dreamnightwind May 2015 #44

Should be required viewing for any teen 7wo7rees May 2015 #36

Welcome to the dark side seveneyes May 2015 #39

And then some malaise May 2015 #40

When I hear someone is considering joining the military, I suggest they first volunteer .... Scuba May 2015 #42

We must all refuse to participate in the billionaire's ugly system. That is how we end war. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #45