"I once was corrupted by the hatred that comes from fear generated by ignorance." The author offers a text of a speech he wrote, but will not be giving at the Feb. 19 antiwar rally in Washington.
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"When militarism is addressed as a psychosocial disease, the absurd irrationality of its symptoms is clearly exposed." These words are from a 1992 essay - Robert Koehler for Antiwar.com Original
In the military, personnel are taught to always obey the lawful orders of those placed in positions of command over them. In turn, military commanders are