Honoring The Fallen?
And today is Memorial Day in America. A celebration of the war day. Another one of those patriotic holidays. The flag wavers are out in force and yellow ribbons, badges of honor, medals, parades, marches, prayers, patriotic songs, tributes and ceremonies are being broadcast everywhere. The headlines read "Honor the dead soldiers, honor the fallen soldiers and comrades". Today is the ultimate patriotic fanatic holiday. My question of the day; for what reason is it an honor to volunteer to be fodder for the canon. For what reason is it an honor to die for nothing, to fight for reasons that do not exist, to fight against the flesh for powers that be that one cannot even see. For what reason is it an honor to be so poor that one will volunteer their life in exchange for money after one leaves the service, if one leaves the service. For what reason is it an honor for persons to be brainwashed with propaganda, theirs or mine. For what reason is it an honor to become a violent person and pick up a gun and kill another person for no reason at all. For what reason is it an honor to be a veteran who now make up the majority of the homeless population these days, and a majority of them are disabled now as a result. For what reason is it an honor to attend one of those military sponsored funerals and cry over the image of a flag that propagates violence, the same flag that caused ones death. For what reason is it an honor to fall and die for nothing. For what reason is it an honor to promote this ideology. What is heroic about all of this? And why does the word "Patriot" have the word "Riot" in it? And why does the word "Military" militant militia have the word "Mal" in it? "Parens Patriarch, Father of our country", that phrase seems to be the basis of endless deaths of the world. I saw Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary. It is nineteen eighty four and Orwellianism is everywhere at its best today. The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Is it written somewhere that this must all come to pass? Happy beach bar b queing Memorial day. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?
1 comment:
Thanks for your passion. A friend directed me to your post on endless war and I totally agree.
I woke up singing the song my long-dead grandmother taught me (I was 6 when she died), but NEVER forgot these words: "I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier, I brought him up to be my pride and joy. Who dares to lay a musket on his shoulder, to kill some other mother's darling boy?"
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