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In reply to the discussion: We need an anti-war movement [View all]SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)are anti-war?
Until hardworking citizens categorically reject the jobs provided by the Military Industrial complex (or they all move to solidly Red States), we're always going to have Senators that fund those jobs. And frankly, what do you expect in a Democracy? No one is going to vote for their own unemployment. They're going to replace their current senator with one who represents their interest, which is being able to put food on their table.
If you want to take a shot at the heart of the Military Industrial complex, you need to start/promote a movement to find alternative employment for those individuals because Senators can be replaced at the drop of the hat. They have more than enough money to ride out the 2-6 years necessary to replace a Senator in a swing state.