What can end the war in Iraq?
In Response to an article
http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6517&news_iv_ctrl=1261
What can end the war in Iraq?
Friday, March 9, 2007
By: Richard Becker
It may be true that both parties in the US use propaganda to achieve the imperialist goals, but we too, the revolutionary movements use propaganda to appeal to the masses, usually the poor. As you stated it has been a long history of imperialism, and little has been done by revolutionary powers, as they reach their goals, and achieve power, they left the poor in the dark.
Mao’s revolution has put to death as many innocents as the imperialists did.
Stalin was a brutal dictator, and Lenin was not much different, even if they were pro the revolution and against imperialism, they used the same tactics of oppression and extermination.
The Palestinian issue was born in 1968, under Yaser Arafat, a born Egyptian, when Israel took the “west bank” from Jordan. When Israel returned the Sinai to Egypt, Gaza was not wanted by the Egyptian, why? To permit a continuation of a struggle against the Jewish state.
The Palestinians are not in accordance with themselves- since the birth of their movement they have killed each others as much as Israel has killed them. (Remember the black September 1969-when Palestinians ran inside Israel for protection)
I do not like any war, but when Palestinians can bomb a bus full of children, they should not complain of being treated as murderers. In war there are no rules, all apply, there are no innocents just casualties, and this is also true for revolutions- If we are ready to use violence, we should accept that violence will be used against us.
Wars and imperialism has been since the beginning of times, and will not end now, it is an illusion to think that we have any power to change the way this world is going. We can as it appears to me, wait for the time when we blow ourselves into pieces, for nothing seems to change.
We the revolutionary groups are not even in coordination with each others, each wants its agenda put first. Solidarity has been just a word with no meaning for too long. We march on the street for a day or two, and then go back to the comfort of our homes, slipping our wines and tasting our delicatessens, while watching the news, waiting to march again.
We keep on being good workers for the system, paying our bills on time, and giving our taxes to support the imperialist forces. And then we ask ourselves how can they keep on going? They do it with our help.
Wars are done in the interest of the few, and it always has been that way, so let us not act surprised that it is so. This country had an amendment in its constitution giving the right for a militia to form and train and remove any regime that is abusive to its citizens, where is that militia? Asleep at the wheel, drinking their beers, and doing their women. I have yet to see them in action, saw their pitiful training however, a joke in my opinion.
You want the system to listen, stop working, stop consuming, and just live on strict necessity. If you destroy the economy you destroy the foundation for their power.
But I am still waiting to find others who will live with practically nothing.
You appear surprised that this new congress is not doing anything different than its predecessor, did you really expected something different? I did not, and I am not very smart, but this is common sense. Even Plato in the Republic once warn that those in power will do all to keep being in power, and those wishing to gain power will tell anything to get there.
PEACE NO WARS