False Propaganda: The Fallen Soldiers of U.S. Wars Sacrificed Themselves for Our Freedoms
by Phil Rockstroh
For
days now, we have endured demonstrably false propaganda that the fallen
soldiers of U.S. wars sacrificed their lives for "our freedoms."
Yet,
as that noxious nonsense still lingers in the air, militarized police
invade OWS sites in numerous cities, and, as the witless clowns of the
corporate media state the events, "evict the demonstrators".
U.S
soldiers died protecting what and who again?
The
U.S. military and the police exist to protect the 1%. At this point,
the ideal of freedom can only be carried by those willing to resist cops
and soldiers. There have been many who have struggled and often died
for freedom--but they don't wear uniforms issued by governments.
Freedom
rises despite cops and soldiers not because of them. And that is
exactly why those who despise freedom propagate military hagiography and
fetishize those wearing uniforms--so they can give the idea of liberty
lip service as all the while they order it crushed.
When anyone tells
you that dead soldiers and veterans died for your freedom, it is your
duty to occupy reality and inform them of just how mistaken they are.
And if you truly cherish the concepts of freedom and liberty, you just
might be called on to face mindless arrays of fascist cops and lose your
freedom, for a time, going to jail, so others might, at some point,
gain their freedom.
