“no cures.” No tears in the eyes of the youth Patriotism is the new faith “I am no criminal” Blind masses of youth marching Civil disobedience “It’s not the ideology, it’s the people” “It’s not the guns, it’s those damn bullets” Not to question patriotism is to stagnate and become blind followers to the new… Continue reading no cures
Category: Militarization
The new battlestar …
Via “Design & Preparations Continue for the USA’s New CVN-21 Super-Carrier,” “The combination of a new design nuclear propulsion plant and an improved electric plant are expected to provide 2-3 times the electrical generation capacity of previous carriers, which in turn enables systems like an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System …” Can we start a petition… Continue reading The new battlestar …
Don’t forget to privatize the works that work
Via Crooks and Liars, “Video of Random Shootings in Iraq“: “The video has sparked concern that private security companies, which are not subject to any form of regulation either in Britain or in Iraq, could be responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent Iraqis.” I didn’t think to add privatization as the next step… Continue reading Don’t forget to privatize the works that work
Militarizing disaster responses through corporate restructuring
I watched the Frontline about Katrina response and it appears pretty damning. Not only is the corporate takeover fatally flawed, but the corporate partisans are inept. I’ve long thought that due to the delay between social movements and the appearance of adherents in the political system that we have entered the time when the yuppies… Continue reading Militarizing disaster responses through corporate restructuring