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In reply to the discussion: Before the nukes fly, FUCK YOU 3RD PARTY VOTERS ALL TO HELL! [View all]We can leave that be - I think pacifism and militarism are flip sides of the same coin - extreme views of both lead to loss of life. I take a more central approach to these things...
My views are also colored by my friendships with Iranians ( and syrians) who live in exile. They've all abandoned the left because often atrocities by the state aren't objected to with the same passion as objection to "war" by many on the left. I hate war, and I hate the war industry. But I also know we are impacted - and even benefit- from conflicts even if we're not directly involved. Finding resolutions should be a global concern, international law means nothing if everyone isn't on board and conflicts won't escalate if obscene profits couldn't be made off of them.