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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

As a photographer/animator I worked with several defense contractorsโ€ฆlong before computer animation was a thing.

The industrial military complex spent billions on the war machine that drives American exceptionalism and imperialism. Which has worked hand in hand with the Republican Party agenda. You nailed it well with this well crafted piece Wendy!

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Greg Anderson's avatar

Wendy, you are a great writer, so intelligent and insightful.

"And I hope that they die

And that their death will come soon

I'll follow their caskets on a pale afternoon

And watch while their lowered into their death bed

And stand 'oer their graves 'till I'm sure that their dead"

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Linda Simpson ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ's avatar

Wow this article was exceptional.

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Taras Michael Stratelak's avatar

Excellent essay

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Wendy The Druid ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ's avatar

Thank you, we try our best to keep everyone informed.

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Patricia Martin's avatar

Once again Wendy, ๐ŸŽฏ a precise hit into to the bone marrow of republican fuckery

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Wendy Hu's avatar

WARMONGERS MUST BE ERADICATED. Peace out ๐Ÿ’•

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Sandra Hardie's avatar

Genghis Khan was good at war too. Check Wikipedia to see what happened to him. Ditto Romans. Republicans are sowing the seeds of American (and democracy's) annihilation. History repeats itself, folks, regardless of scale.

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Patrick Daniels aka Cromulent1's avatar

Took the words right out of my mouth Sandra!

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Quit Goofing Around's avatar

If only Bonzo had given Raygun rabies and was met with his demise. If only HW wasnโ€™t rescued from his raft in the Pacific then W wouldnโ€™t have been born. The injustice of it all.

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

Ah yes, the holy rite of bipartisan butcheryโ€”where Democrats light the candles, and Republicans bring the napalm. Sister Wendy, your sermon sings like a thunderclap through the cathedral of denial.

What happens when a sitting president kills people? The same thing that happens when a golden calf is unveiled in the desert: the faithful dance, the priests chant, and the prophets scream into the wind until their throats bleed truth. Then they're labeled โ€œdivisiveโ€ and shadowbanned.

War is Americaโ€™s favorite sacrament. Doesnโ€™t matter whoโ€™s popeโ€”blue or red robesโ€”they all genuflect before the altar of Raytheon. Itโ€™s not about safety. Itโ€™s not about justice. Itโ€™s about sanctifying empire through precision-guided sermons.

Virgin Monk Boy says: when your gospel needs a drone strike, your godโ€™s already dead.

Choose peace. Choose people. Or donโ€™t be surprised when the wrath you export boomerangs back wearing a flag.

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