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In reply to the discussion: Fellow Pacifists, Peace Seekers and Non-Violence Types check in here! [View all]xiamiam
(4,906 posts)64. Anti war, anti waste, anti war machine and profiteers
Waseful and despicable. Trillions spent on war ..on creating new enemies. Unimaginable destruction to lives and familes. We have become so much less than I ever imagined at this time in our history and ALL for profit. Don't kid yourselves, no intervention is about helping the people. Our number one industry is war..which I oppose. That says it all. Disgusting.
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Taverner
Dec 2012
OP
I'm on that side of the fence! I think getting involved in Syria would be a fatal
teddy51
Dec 2012
#1
MSM is only interested in $$$$$. MSM does not give a F about the future of the world, except
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#54
800+ foreign military bases is not friendship. Billions in "foreign aid"/aka as payoffs is not
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#9
Hopefully it' not just in our dreams. We, the people, are mightily divided.
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#33
Often the US functions as a bunch of children quarreling on the playground, except with
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#53
I would go as far as to say we are in no position to remove or install leaders in other countries
Taverner
Dec 2012
#26
I was participating in a Quaker peace protest by the side of the road a couple of years ago when a
Dark n Stormy Knight
Dec 2012
#29
Change "Department of Defense" back to "Department of War" -- truth in advertizing at least.
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#31
Sounds Orwellian, and its interventionist program would eventually become coercive
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#63
I hope there won't be another war. Our military is exhausted and stressed already.
LiberalLoner
Dec 2012
#32
Most estimates put the total number of guns right around the number of US citizens.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#35
Speaking of militarism. They had some event here recently and all of the local community police
RKP5637
Dec 2012
#59