The were demonstrations and counter demonstrations outside the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Some veterans groups met the anti-war marchers face-to-face. Mark Curtis spoke with retired Army Lt. Col. Joe Repya.
"(War is) a racket. A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war."
"I spent most of my time (in the military as) a high class muscle-man for Wall Street. I was a gangster for capitalism."
"TO HELL WITH WAR!"
Quotes from the 1935 pamphlet 'War is a Racket' written by Major General Smedley Butler, United States Marine Corps, one of only 20 servicemen to twice be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
demonsttators are selfish bastrds who wnat power becasue they suffer form what we call the chamberlin effect,this is where a goverment are to self intrested flattered by the need of another to be like themsleves,and becoem blinded to the evils that they want to ignore ,this condition is growing with furtehr so claled teachings in pyhcology and political groveling form thsoe who wnat to be famous and knwo as a greta learder to fulfil their own gains in the long run whilst running from war.
"(War is) a racket. A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war."
"I spent most of my time (in the military as) a high class muscle-man for Wall Street. I was a gangster for capitalism."
"TO HELL WITH WAR!"
Quotes from the 1935 pamphlet 'War is a Racket' written by Major General Smedley Butler, United States Marine Corps, one of only 20 servicemen to twice be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
bapyou 1 year ago
demonsttators are selfish bastrds who wnat power becasue they suffer form what we call the chamberlin effect,this is where a goverment are to self intrested flattered by the need of another to be like themsleves,and becoem blinded to the evils that they want to ignore ,this condition is growing with furtehr so claled teachings in pyhcology and political groveling form thsoe who wnat to be famous and knwo as a greta learder to fulfil their own gains in the long run whilst running from war.
delpha3110 2 years ago