(DOWNLOAD) "Militarism: A Way of Life." by The Humanist ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

eBook details
- Title: Militarism: A Way of Life.
- Author : The Humanist
- Release Date : January 01, 2004
- Genre: Reference,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 318 KB
Description
It's tempting to believe that a change in which political party is in power could bring about a major change in U.S. foreign policy. But it isn't really so. The problem isn't in the White House or Congress; it's structural, built into our economy. The fact is, there are just too many people in the United States who are dependent on war for their livelihoods. I was once one of them: my father helped kill children in Vietnam in order to feed his own kids. Being from working-class Boston, Massachusetts, my father was a registered Democrat. And Democrats can be just as hawkish--often more so--than Republicans. My father wanted to nuke Vietnam.