[Peace-discuss] Mass murder complacency at the Farmers' Market

[C. G. Estabrook]

How do you explain 5,000 people (including US citizens and 200 children) killed by drones?

The drone attacks are under his direct control:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world/obamas-leadership-in-war-on-al-qaeda.html?_r=0 <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world/obamas-leadership-in-war-on-al-qaeda.html?_r=0>

—CGE


“...I had rather be any kind o' thing than a fool! And yet I would not be thee, nuncle. 
Thou hast pared thy wit o' both sides and left nothing i' th' middle.”



> On Aug 24, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Roger Helbig <rwhelbig at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You are an idiot - the President is not a mass murderer, but you are a fool -
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> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 5:36 AM, Karen Aram via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:
> It should be noted, that for every individual who drives us to drink and despair,   there is at least one or two others who approach the table, and thank us for being there, or for what we do.  
>  
> From: karenaram at hotmail.com <mailto:karenaram at hotmail.com>
> To: carl at newsfromneptune.com <mailto:carl at newsfromneptune.com>; peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> CC: occupycu at lists.chambana.net <mailto:occupycu at lists.chambana.net>; sf-core at yahoogroups.com <mailto:sf-core at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: Mass murder complacency at the Farmers' Market
> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:30:04 -0500
> 
> Sometimes that's all that's open to us, but to go for a beer, then come out again another day.........   
>  
>  
> Subject: Mass murder complacency at the Farmers' Market
> From: carl at newsfromneptune.com <mailto:carl at newsfromneptune.com>
> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 13:50:56 -0500
> CC: occupyCU at lists.chambana.net <mailto:occupyCU at lists.chambana.net>; sf-core at yahoogroups.com <mailto:sf-core at yahoogroups.com>
> To: Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> 
> [I was wearing an “IMPEACH” t-shirt as I distributed flyers (see below) in front of the AWARE table at the Farmers’ Market today, when I was approached by an archetypal middle-aged academic. The following conversation ensued.]
>  
> ARCHETYPAL MIDDLE-AGED ACADEMIC: Who do you want to impeach?
>  
> ME: Start with the president.
>  
> AMA: Why do you want to impeach him?!
>  
> ME: He’s a mass murderer.
>  
> AMA: But Bush started it!
>  
> ME: Obama’s been president for six years and is carrying on wars in eight countries (two more than Bush) while conducting the most extreme terrorist campaign of modern times. He’s killed 5,000 with drones, and his “special operations forces" are active in more than 100 countries: their activities include kidnapping (“rendition”), torture, and murder...
>  
> AMA: But then the Republicans can get in!
>  
> ME: The Democrats do the same things the Republicans would do. They just lie more about what they do.
>  
> AMA: But it’s gotta be either the Republicans or the Democrats!
>  
> ME: Not if we elect the Green party candidate.
>  
> AMA: That can’t happen. The major parties have a right to the presidency…
>  
> I went for a beer.
>  
> 
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