Posts in "Peace Movement"

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By Matt Cockerill at 7:34PM

Peacenik Vet vs. Chickenhawk "war president"

That is, Dr. Paul vs. Mr. Obama.

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By Matt Cockerill at 6:59PM

Get Excited! We are Making a difference in the struggle towards peace and liberty.

Disgusting, dehumanizing euphemisms aside, Vance is correct in asserting that the American People's uncritical military-worship allows the US state to get away with all sorts of atrocities overseas.

Take, for example, this sort of thing. The US government's "abandoned," landmines continue to kill innocents in Vietnam even to this day. The murderer-in-chief is by necessity a numbers-guy and "pragmatist," that won't bother to think about such things in lieu of his "grand vision." So it's not surprising that he's refusing to sign an international treaty   banning the use of  landmines in general.

The only way the politicians--both foreign and domestic-- will stop the murder is public opposition, which will require  a young, romantic, impassioned, and informed group of Americans to change the minds of their countrymen.


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By Matt Cockerill at 10:34PM

Anti-war protests planned for this Fall

Good for those members of Code Pink who refuse to back down from their principles, and are readying anti-war protests for this Fall. I especially admire Cindy Sheehan, whom some "peacenik" leftists have labeled an "attention whore" for refusing to only oppose wars executed by "untrendy" presidents.

She certainly lives by Mises' motto, and despite our differences, her courage is to be admired.

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By Ryan Gilroy at 11:32AM

Whither the Peace Movement?

As Young Americans for Liberty readers well know, the peace movement which was so active during the Bush years seems to have all but disappeared in the wake of Obama's election. Of course, I would argue that if blood has been unjustly shed it hardly matters which political party is responsible, and the peace movement ought to be just as strong today as it ever was.
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