In These Times

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• • 02 Oct 05
  • 4:08 am

  Father 02 writes "everyone in the military is A VOLUNTEER recruit." This may be true, but I highly doubt the national guard who are now serving in Iraq thought they'd be invading a foreign country when they signed up. More likely these guardsmen thought they'd be helping here at home, expecting to be around to rescue stranded evacuees of a natural disaster -- like those fleeing Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I also doubt they thought they'd be asked to fight an illegal war that was launched with lies and deception. We owe it to our sons and daughters that if we're …

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• • 02 Oct 05
  • 4:14 am

  Father 02 writes " Lenin had a name for these kind of people. It was called usefull idiots." Sadly enough, men, like Hitler, had words for blind followers who don't question their government and hold its officials accountable: "Of course the people don't want war... That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of …

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