Teach Resistance

I ran across this image on a friend's Facebook feed at Dark Thirty in the morning; actually a few moments ago. Lately, when I can't sleep, I wander the Internet hoping the weight of no sleep will drive me back to bed. And if I can't, at least I have something to do besides laying awake in the dark.

I saw this image and it brought back the days of my youth when I was all in with that concept. The US was involved in a nasty war in SE Asia and people my own age were coming home in boxes in droves. We lost over 58,000 American service men and women to that stupid war. When it was over, I naively thought we had learned our lesson and from then on woud prractice at least a modicum of restraint before we put more of our young in harm's way as standard bearers of American Might. 

I am still on board with the idea, but let's just say, my total commitment has taken some hits over the years. The only lesson we pulled from the ashes of our defeat in Vietnam was, forced conscription did not create the army of killers the military wanted. They dropped the Draft which was a step, or so I thought, in the right direction. We have a volunteer military force now and the killing machine so many of the top tier leaders wanted is in place and ready at a moment's notice to go anywhere, any time and kill anyone at the drop of a hat. 

The nation's aggressive foreign position is so bad today, our current asshole in chief changed the name of the Department of Defense back to the old name. It is once again called the Department of War. Not a good sign what with arguably, the most lethal military force the World has ever seen is now under the control of a lunatic who has hired other lunatics to carry out his will.

I know war has been historically a way for politicians to bolster their positions amount their constituency at home. Make up a threat, push it hard, and then send troops to fix the made up problem. No better example exists than the Trillion dollar 20 year conflict Bush the Lessor got the country involved in the Middle East. I lost my nephew to that stupidity. 

The future is never a sure thing. But right now, we have even more uncertainty, as it has become apparent our current crew of leaders have obviously recognized the possibility of military power being a sure way to establish a monarchy not just here, but possibly a world dominated by a few oligarchs whose only ambition is to bleed us dry. 

Currently,we are just standing around with our thumbs up our collective asses and watching it begin to unfold. Americans should be very nervous. And the World, even more so. Once Trump has our country under his thumb, he will surely be casting an eye eleswhere.The token threats of taking over Greenland or going to war with a Banana republic are minor issues compared to the Hell he can unleash on the rest of the World.

So, I am still on board with the notion that "Teaching Peace" is the way to go. Before we can do that, we need to "Teach Resistance". Letting the situation here in the states continue its spiral down the drain is getting to a point where the current policy of doing nothing will continue to change with or without our involvement. I know I don't want to continue being a victim. How about you?

Later Gators .............................

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The only song I would even think of including is a tune form the 1960s; specifically from Woodstock. Here is Country Joe and the Fish with "I feel like I'm fixin to die Rag". It's a rouser, makes you want to join the resistance. Sadly, its message is still relevant today, 56 years later..