I don't usually do two posts in a day, but I was struck by this juxtaposition on the Google News main page:
'Terror Situation': Munich Mall Attack Kills At Least 6, Suspects On Loose NBCNews.com
Stocks climb, approaching record highs again Los Angeles Times
Those who are concerned that a Hillary Clinton administration will mean expanded US military aggression across the globe, may be closing the barn door after the horse is stolen.
So, it's not a big deal to most people, but to me, it's a MAJOR thing. I finally was able to let my kids out on their own without panic.
Let's assume that Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, since that is the most likely outcome.
Which country will she prove how tough she is by killing a whole bunch of helpless, brown-skinned civilians?
This is, of course, in addition to on-going wars that President Obama will leave in his wake, such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
This is also in addition to the on-going Global Assassination Program, known as the Drone War.
This story, the video, Finding Freedom Amid Ruins: The Free Runners of Gaza fills me with such sadness... too much to contain alone in my room in front of my screen. It all seems so sci-fi-dystopia but it's real. Haunting.
"War in our time is always a war against children. And if the children of other countries are to be granted an equal right to life with our own children, then we must use our extraordinary human ingenuity to find nonmilitary solutions for world problems." - Howard Zinn.
The Methare Ghetto Kids dancing in Nairobi
How consistent systems are. Tonight we were informed that the oligarchy has decided to stop Bernie before the remaining sham primaries because they fear the result.
Today is Memorial Day. This is a day about which many Americans think as the start of summer vacation. Memorial day is the day of the Indianapolis 500 race--rapidly going around in circles to return to the starting point--more about this later. Another notion held by the vast majority of americans, especially those born after the ending of World War 2, is that this is a day on which to spend money on sales, sales, sales. How many citizens remember the true purpose of Memorial Day?
President Obama has recently been on a "legacy tour" overseas.
Presidential legacies are notoriously hard to define because so much of depends on personal opinions. Only with the detachment of history do legacies become clear.
Sunday May 7, 1916
From the International Socialist Review: "Hands 'Round the World"
