[Peace-discuss] Pretty good stance for a try anti-imperialist left

[karen aram]

To be clear in my statement below, I’m not suggesting we do nothing, I’m suggesting just focusing on anti-war is a lost cause. 

It’s time we recognize the many issues in relation to imperialism, poverty, racism etc., require structural system change. We can’t rely upon our elected officials to represent us. 

The end of the petrodollar is here, the violence and chaos that we saw in Portland, O. will be seen across the nation when people take to the streets because they are starving. 

> On Apr 7, 2022, at 6:12 PM, karen aram <karenaram at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Mort
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> An excellent article, one with which I couldn’t agree more. Only one statement is questionable, 
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> "the politicians in the US are very, very concerned about what we may think – our words do have an effect, albeit limited one. That is the reason the US has no draft.” 
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> I don’t believe our politicians are concerned about what we may think, that was the case in the sixties and seventies, but no longer. The invasion of Iraq, went ahead in spite of over 100,000 people in the streets protesting at the time. We’ve had how many wars and interventions since? 
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> I’ve come to the conclusion that unless a Republican is in the WH, we won’t see a viable anti-war movement in the US. 
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> Sorry, I know I’m not offering hope, but maybe I’m wrong. 
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> On Apr 7, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Morton K. Brussel <mkb0029 at gmail.com <mailto:mkb0029 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> This article gives one some hope. Meanwhile, so-called anti-war groups including CodePink, DemocracyNow(?)(disgusting treatment), fail to see the forest through the trees (or don’t want to). . 
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>> https://original.antiwar.com/john-v-walsh/2022/04/06/an-antidote-to-the-split-in-the-us-peace-movement-anti-interventionism/ <https://original.antiwar.com/john-v-walsh/2022/04/06/an-antidote-to-the-split-in-the-us-peace-movement-anti-interventionism/>
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>> Most of the  commentary for Walsh’s piece is also useful (on Antiwar.com.)
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>> —mkb
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