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Patrick Tracey's avatar

We need to stop the brainwashing of children that war is good, glamorous and full of integrity and honour. I was brought up on stories of WWII and good v evil as I played with my toy soldiers. When in second year of law degree I was head hunted by U.K. MoD. I thought at 20 it was a good and honourable thing. Two years army posting (so they could watch me and do deep background checks. I was promoted to political officer at command. Two years later promoted into press and disinformation then again to Director of Defence Policy all under 30. Then I became ill, started drinking. I couldn’t cope with the outright lies, not spin, lies I was writing in briefs for PM question time, the Secretary of State for Defence to release in the house, to MPs, papers, NATO, let alone the public. Documents shredded and burnt so unable to be released in the future to the public. Zero accountability. All sworn to secrecy and to the crown. People aren’t even aware there are security levels above Top Secret. Secret Memorandums of Understanding between countries. Like the not so secret one last year when U.K. and Australia formed a pact with the USA that when they go to war with China all three go. American land nukes on Australian soil and nuclear attack subs from U.K. and U.S. in pacific rim.

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Vin LoPresti's avatar

You don't count the dead when god's on your side. -- Bob Dylan

You're in much deeper caa-caa when you actually believe in your own godhood -- America, Manifest Destiny

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