Here's a good comparison to expand consciousness about the destructiveness of US militarism. A B-52 bomber consumes 3,300 U.S. gallons of fuel per hour -- with the requisite amount of CO2 emissions. I've estimated that I fill my car's 12-gal.gas tank around every 2 weeks (yeah, I drive as little as possible). Even saying 15 gal/2 weeks as a liberal estimate, that's around 400 gal/yr. Or, EIGHT YEARS to consume as much fossil fuel as the B-52 does in ONE HOUR. And yeah, jet fuel vs auto fuel, but that's irrelevant to the planet which sees emissions from combustion of either fuel. So when the US govt. propagandizes you about its interest in combating climate change, this makes it clear exactly the size and weight of propaganda (merda) it would like you to swallow.
There's a line in the offbeat WWII film Castle Keep that perfectly highlights the subjectivity of life. A soldier, on getting fatally shot, says, "I always knew the war would never end."
So that's where my perspective comes in to trip me up; I want to see all this collective crap end in my lifetime. I realize this is ego, but sometimes when the monkey's driving the car all I can do from the back seat is marvel that he somehow hasn't actually crashed yet.
I think the situation is more complicated than that, as there is more than one bad actor in the region (Saudi Arabia comes to mind), but our government's current morality-free propping up of Zionism is certainly unwarranted and unjustified.
Got sick of policing antisemitic bullshit and racism on my site. For some reason assholes keep deciding my site is their playground and that they get to wipe their gross bullshit all over my work, and I'm just done. For now anyway.
Here's a good comparison to expand consciousness about the destructiveness of US militarism. A B-52 bomber consumes 3,300 U.S. gallons of fuel per hour -- with the requisite amount of CO2 emissions. I've estimated that I fill my car's 12-gal.gas tank around every 2 weeks (yeah, I drive as little as possible). Even saying 15 gal/2 weeks as a liberal estimate, that's around 400 gal/yr. Or, EIGHT YEARS to consume as much fossil fuel as the B-52 does in ONE HOUR. And yeah, jet fuel vs auto fuel, but that's irrelevant to the planet which sees emissions from combustion of either fuel. So when the US govt. propagandizes you about its interest in combating climate change, this makes it clear exactly the size and weight of propaganda (merda) it would like you to swallow.
There's a line in the offbeat WWII film Castle Keep that perfectly highlights the subjectivity of life. A soldier, on getting fatally shot, says, "I always knew the war would never end."
So that's where my perspective comes in to trip me up; I want to see all this collective crap end in my lifetime. I realize this is ego, but sometimes when the monkey's driving the car all I can do from the back seat is marvel that he somehow hasn't actually crashed yet.
Stop all aid to Israel and war will end at least in the Middle East.
I think the situation is more complicated than that, as there is more than one bad actor in the region (Saudi Arabia comes to mind), but our government's current morality-free propping up of Zionism is certainly unwarranted and unjustified.
Yes, they need to stop aid to the Salafist and Wahabi head-choppers also.
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Worth a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09maaUaRT4M
Also, why are comments disabled under this article on cailtinjohnstone.com?
Got sick of policing antisemitic bullshit and racism on my site. For some reason assholes keep deciding my site is their playground and that they get to wipe their gross bullshit all over my work, and I'm just done. For now anyway.
This is a reason why I dislike articles like: "Despite XYZ sign of catastrophic climate change, we are doing nothing".
That always sounds as if, being aware of climate breakdown, any single person now can snap their fingers and stop it and they don't.