Yesterday we honored our veterans. Today there is no greater honor we could show them than to disenthrall ourselves of the illusion that constant war preparedness is our best and only path to peace. We cannot prepare for war enough that we will simply back up into peace.
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Younger generations of Americans have never experienced a time when we were not at war, normalizing what is in fact an aberrational state of humanity.
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“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military- industrial-complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” - Dwight Eisenhower. Oh it persists.

Nov 12, 2019 · 12:20 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
War is the health of the State
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Let us tame our minds and empower our hearts... 🌱
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