[Peace-discuss] [Peace] report back from the AWARE demonstration yesterday afternoon

[John W.]

Good analogy to firefighting, Rohn.  Or it's like saying, "My son is a
police officer so I can't be anti-crime."  It's stupid on the face of it.

John Wason



On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Rohn Koester <rohnkoester at gmail.com> wrote:

I wasn't at the Saturday demo -- sorry I missed it -- but my general
> impression is that many passersby who respond coldly to the peace message
> are revealing the remarkable effects of the DoD propaganda apparatus. Is
> there another federal department that gets to promote itself as
> relentlessly as the DoD does? Of course, all this falls under the need for
> "recruitment," but that just gives the propaganda a utilitarian spin -- the
> DoD and its private contractors are obviously trying to promote the
> ideology of empire to a general audience. // So when someone says, "My son
> is in the Army, so I can't be anti-war," they aren't speaking as a parent
> but as a victim of indoctrination. Army as job training program. Army as
> team sport. Army as great defender/liberator. // Or perhaps the
> indoctrination mediates with the neo-liberal business perspective -- that
> warfare is what pays the bill. Like saying, "My son is a firefighter, so I
> can't be anti-fire."
>
> Thanks for sharing this.
>
> rk
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Storm, Rachel Lauren <
> rstorm2 at illinois.edu> wrote:
>
>>  If your son is in the army, it’s all the more reason to be anti-war.****
>>
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>> *From:* Peace [mailto:peace-bounces at lists.chambana.net] *On Behalf Of *
>> ya'aQov
>> *Sent:* Sunday, February 03, 2013 10:11 AM
>> *To:* Karen Medina
>> *Cc:* Peace Discuss; Peace
>> *Subject:* Re: [Peace] report back from the AWARE demonstration
>> yesterday afternoon****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *'My son is in the Army, so I can't be anti-war.'*
>> ===========================
>> Tough question; and what do we say to these mothers? I'll be glad to
>> compile suggestions you have into a list for our group.
>>
>
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