18 April 2010
AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN
Our real enemy is not the ones living in a distant land whose names or policies we don't understand.
The real enemy is,
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a system that wages war when it's profitable
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the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it's profitable
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the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it's profitable
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the Banks who take away our homes when it's profitable
Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us...
- Mike Prysner
How do the the rulers get away with it? This soldier is clear:
“Racism is a vital weapon employed by this government. It is a more important weapon than a rifle, a tank, a bomber or a battleship.”
“They need a public who’s willing to send soldiers into harm’s way, they need soldiers willing to kill and be killed without question. They can spend millions on a single bomb, but that bomb only becomes a weapon when the ranks in the military are willing to follow orders to use it.”
“And the ruling class, the billionaires who profit from human suffering, who care only about expanding their wealth and controlling the world economy, understand that their power lies only in their ability to convince us that war, oppression, and exploitation are in our interest. They understand that their wealth is dependent on their ability to convince the working class to die to control the market of another country. And convincing us to kill and die is based on their ability to make us think that we are somehow superior.
“Poor and working people in this country are sent to kill poor and working people in another country, to make the rich richer. Without racism, soldiers would realize they have more in common with the Iraqi people than they do with the billionaires that send us to war... Our enemies are right here at home, and if we organize and fight with our sisters and brothers we can stop this war, we can stop this government, and we can create a better world. “
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