What if this were happening to us?
5It's really disturbing to me how there seems to be many who call themselves "progressive" who only seem concerned about whether or not they will get health care, and other concerns that are about US citizens. Rarely if it all do they mention or include in their concern the brown people overseas that their government is bombing relentlessly or that is supporting other countries to bomb relentlessly or that is trying to overthrow yet another country's government or that is trying start a nuclear war in someone else's country. I mean what does that say? Is there racism underlying this lack of interest and lack of mention? Imagine if the same were happening to them in their own country. What these folks don't seem to realise is even in a selfish interest, they should be concerned about what is going on beyond their borders in their name because it is already coming home to roost (so to speak). One day what their government is doing to brown people in other lands will be visited upon them. It's a long road that has no turning.
And one more thing: What is this complete reluctance in criticisng Bernie Sanders? If you are against war, then stop making excuses for Sanders. Read this http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/14/bernie-sanders-the-company-man/
For more info:
"In the midst of lots of death, stark reminder of how brutal and cold and casual we are with the lives of others in the way we allow our government to commit murder in the name of our democracy" https://www.facebook.com/saneprogressive/videos/1455506091166535/
"Intercepted Podcast: The Emperor’s New Cruise Missiles" https://theintercept.com/2017/04/12/intercepted-podcast-the-emperors-new-cruise-missiles/
John Pilger on Nuclear war, Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WShrY1Fdyg4
The Syria Strikes: A Conspiracy Theory | The Corbett Report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkj9UCHO0Tc