Chapter 3 Reasons For Revolution Part
1
If I need to
explain to you the needs for revolution you really need to do some soul
searching and have a reality checking. When in America we turn on the nightly
news and see premature violent death happening in society every single day,
well then that is screaming that something is wrong. If you can understand that
masses of people are living in poverty and you don’t see that as a problem than
please check your heart. But I will state the obvious and make a case for the necessity
of revolution. I will break the argument down into three areas, social,
ecological and economic.
When war is
the normal course for solving international problems we must address this evil.
Today the United States is functioning as the lone world superpower. In the
past decade the United States and its allies have violated the sovereign
integrity of Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Ukraine, Syria, and
Pakistan. Whether the transgression is drone strikes or outright invasion they
are all unlawful under international law. The atrocities of war include massive
civilian deaths, destruction of the environment, refugees and in the end they
never solve the problem. Wars always lead to a future law. World War 1 set up
the conditions for World War 2 which precipitated the Cold War which in turn
led to this current effort of the United States for total hegemony. We need to
break the cycle before it breaks us. If I need to persuade you of the reality
of the horrors of war I suggest that you talk to either a veteran or a survivor
of a war torn country.
During the
course of history with the advancement of technology the weapons of destruction
have become all the more deadly. Today on the battlefield a soldier may never
even see the face of the enemy; rather they may just be a blip on a screen or a
computer. Warriors’ minds are initially psychologically damaged as their
psyches are warped to enable them to kill. Combing all the factors together
when a human being is made into a killing machine something psychologically is
damaged. We live in a world where so many returning from war suffer from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. These veterans cannot assimilate back into
our ‘normal’ society. As a result it is reported that twenty two veterans
commit suicide a day. If you really ‘support the troops’ you would end the
wars. War profits only the rich and in the long run helps nobody.
Another
reality of war we must come to terms with is that mankind has the potential to
end all human life on planet Earth. Both nuclear weapons and biological weapons
have the capability to do so. Even if all life isn’t threatened a massive World
War 3, which is indeed looming, hundreds of millions could be killed, if not
billions. At a minimum life as normal in all parts of the world will be gone.
Without trading partners and computer ability the economies of nations will be
destroyed. Broad oceans will not protect
the United States from a cyber attack destroying its banking systems.
One would
think that with so much against war that armed conflicts would come to a cease.
The problem is that bankers and weapons makers make fortunes in wars. Bankers,
the scum of the Earth that they are, loan money to both sides with promises
that they get fully paid off no matter what the outcome. Weapons makers of
course make fortunes keeping the armaments coming, feeding the insane frenzy of
killing. Of course you won’t see a banker’s son or a weapon’s maker’s child in
the army. No like cowards they are hiding safe away. So these men somewhat
behind the scenes promote wars for financial gain with taking no risks for them
or their loved ones.
At this very moment
the United States is considering an attack on North Korea on the pretense that
they are developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. In the sixty years
since the Korean War has ended North Korea has no hostilities of worth compared
to the amount the United States has. Anybody failing to see the aggressive
nature of the United States should count the number of wars, covert and overt
that they have involved with, along with regime changes caused by the C.I.A. It
is a laughable joke that the United States is upset with Russia’s alleged involvement
with our elections when we have overthrown leaders on a whim. As far as North
Korea nothing but diplomacy should be considered. What will the killing of tens
or hundreds of thousands accomplish?
There is one
war worth fighting though and that is a war on war. The pacifistic position can
never be defeated. If we all refused to kill or even join the army, wars would
end. We are the people, it is our children that they want to sacrifice, let’s
put an end to war. I have no problem with the people of other nations; they
have done me no wrong. Why should I bomb their houses in fiery rubble and bring
death and destruction?
I was told
once that a country’s domestic policy is the same as it’s international. In the
United State’s we are faced with a social divide based upon both race and
economics. Simply put people of darker skin face systematic racism. This is
proven through many facts. People of color tend to get longer prison sentences
and are more likely to receive the death penalty. People of color are more
likely to get killed by the police. People of color are less likely to get a
loan from the bank. People of color are less likely to get a promotion. It is
with thoughts like this that movements like Black Lives Matter were generated.
It is not that other lives don’t matter but rather the existing conditions are
prejudiced against people of color and therefore attention must be brought to
rectify the matter.
The prison system
in the United States is filled with young men of color. The number of young ‘black’
men that are in jail almost equals those that are in college. Prisons for
profits prolong sentences and the times of sentences served. Their motivation
to do so is that a longer an inmate stays in a jail the more money that they
make. This philosophy is contrary to a humane one of reformation. Furthermore
many people who are mentally ill are kept in prisons when they should be
treated in psychiatric hospitals.
According to
the thirteenth amendment of the constitution, slavery is legal in the United
States. Workers are paid a minuscule amount of money in an industry which
generates up to two billion dollars a year annually. Prisoners are not paid
minimum wage. Finally the prisons are
full of political prisoners.
As a human
being I cannot accept anything less than good and equal treatment to all people
regardless of skin color or other factors. As long as social injustice exists
there will be antagonism in our society. A true revolutionary should be
concerned about the welfare of everybody. If one of us suffers all of us suffer.
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