cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/61936
As a veteran of the U.S. war on Afghanistan, I visit high schools on a regular basis to talk about the military. I try to fill in the blanks that military recruiters intentionally ignore. I find that when asked, most students can say very little about the reasons why the U.S. fights. They often wrongly assume that the U.S. fights in self-defense or to protect democracy when in reality the U.S.
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this definitely feels more like usa’s funeral than usa’s birthday
I’ve worn black every 4th of July since 2017.
Now with a memecoin and AI generated NFTs to commemorate!