“Our brave young men are dying in the swamps of Southeast Asia. Which of them might have written a poem? Which of them might have cured cancer? Which of them might have played in a World Series or given us the gift of laughter from the stage or helped build a bridge or a university? Which of them would have taught a child to read? It is our responsibility to let these men live....It is indecent if they die because of the empty vanity of their country.”
—Robert F. Kennedy
Things that will crush the American military industrial complex:
- protest
- resistance
- lobbying
- holidng the government officials accountable for their dishonesty
- getting rid of jingoism, exceptionalism, nationalism, as well as the political and capitalistic motives that fuel such an industry
- acknowledgment that the modern day draft consists of poor, inner city, (usually Black and Latin@) children who are regarded as useless to society and systematically coerced into becoming soldiers and working to provide these children better opportunities
Things that will not crush the American military industrial complex:
- hating/condemning/vilifying/demonizing soldiers
