We did not go to drink their oil
\n(we already dood that)
\nWe could not spread democracy
\n(we already knew that)
\nWe did not have an exit plan
\n(we do not plan to exit)<\/p>\n
736 US military bases in 140 countries
\nCome on good ol’ white boys we’re almost
\n there…over there…(all is never enough)
\nall 50 states get military dollars
\neither military bases or weapons manufacturing
\nwith 100 Senators who follow orders to get the $’s
\nthat buy the votes to to insure the contracts
\nthat keep the people’s knees locked.
\nDon’t need military bases? “Oh, yes,
\nit is our major income, can’t be closed!”
\nHow do you test new weapons systems?
\nEvoke a war.<\/p>\n
Bush’s way to negotiate with Iran
\non giving up their nuclear arms program:
\n“We won’t negotiate about nuclear weapons
\nuntil they give up their nuclear weapons program.”<\/p>\n
Timothy Garton Ash:
\n“Marx thought capitalism would have a problem
\nfinding consumers for the goods that improving
\ntechniques of production enable it to churn out.
\nInstead, it has become expert in a new branch
\nof manufacturing: the manufacturing of desires.
\nIt’s that core logic of ever-expanding desires
\nthat is unsustainable on a global scale. But
\nare we prepared to abandon it?<\/p>\n
“We may be happy to insulate our lofts,
\nrecycle our newspapers and bicycle to work,
\nbut are we ready to settle for less so others
\ncan have more? Am I? Are you?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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