16/06/2024
On this Fathers' Day 2024, I hope many of us who reside within history's most violent and destructive empire, will take time to reflect and think about people other than ourselves and how our silence has enabled evil to continue its work unabated. Think about the many fathers in places like Palestine, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan who have either lost their own lives, their children, wives or parents, by way of drone strikes orchestrated by states like the USA, Israel, France and Great Britain and by men like George W. Bush, Biden and Barack Obama. These countries and men , have served as maestros for a deadly symphony called the US imperialist war machine! Far too many Americans are comfortable in accepting the destruction done in their name and tax dollars. This destruction destroys human lives. It should not matter a damn that these victims are people in other countries----they are human beings.
94 percent of those killed by drone attacks are civilians. And most being slaughtered in Gaza and the West Bank are women, children, and the elderly! They had lives, dreams and hopes, just as many of us do. Consider them your brothers and sisters. Consider them your global neighbors. Consider them human beings. Perhaps if we all take these things in to account we will stop making excuses for imperialism, even when the mass murderer was a brown faced man named Barack Obama---for he launched far more drone strikes than his half witted predecessor. Biden was his accomplice just as genocide Joe is now responsible for financing Israel’s serial killer-like actions.
The number one reason to stand up and speak out (loudly) against these wars for imperialism is not even money----it should be for humanity and to prevent innocent humans from being ripped away from this earth a most vicious manner. It is the capitalist liberal who complains about wars costing "their" economy money. Complain about these wars costing innocent lives, first and foremost!
Stand for something other than posting comedy, who will win a sporting event or which reality show you like to watch, on Facebook! Use social mediums as additional ways in which we can mobilize and educate one another on issues, that the corporate media and government do their best to suppress or obfuscate. Then organize in person, in your communities, since there is no true proxy for face to face, human-to-human organization and meetings, ultimately in the name of peace.
It is your right to organize, speak out and to protest----especially in the name of peace. Cease in allowing our collective apathy from serving as the lifeblood that sustains this imperialist war machine. This machine does not care about you, it only cares about power, capital, and other people's resources. Peace, Justice and Equality for ALL----no matter where they dwell! Spread the word in honor to all of the innocent fathers who lost their lives to this war machine and in honor to all those who lost their dads to the same indiscriminate machine. Let this Fathers' Day be one of conscience! Salute to all those peace and justice loving people who are organizing for a better world.
