{"id":20255,"date":"2010-08-24T21:33:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T01:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=20255"},"modified":"2010-08-25T00:08:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-25T04:08:04","slug":"responses-to-the-fort-hood-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=20255","title":{"rendered":"Responses to the Fort Hood Protests."},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of the responses to the Fort Hood protest<\/del> Fail<\/a> are worth looking at. <\/p>\n

This was posted over on the Rag Blog<\/a>, a site I have been following<\/a> for sometime now. So I wanted to highlight two posts there.<\/p>\n

Great story, Al, and three cheers for these courageous war resisters! This is how the war in Viet Nam was finally brought home, by the active participation and leadership from veterans and now, as significantly, from active duty family members. <\/p>\n

I also remember the Oakland draft protests<\/a> that stopped the troop trains in, I think, 1965 Based, as are these present protests, in total solidarity with the soldiers who are being sent to die in the meat grinder of capitalism.<\/p>\n

We know why kids enlist. Fun, travel, adventure — and now, promises of relevant training and education in a tight, competitive employment market. For working single parents, it can be the only way to support a family. And certainly, the courts continue to channel youthful offenders to the military to get some “discipline”.<\/p>\n

But the so-called all-volunteer military is no more voluntary than it has ever been. In times of economic prosperity, a draft is needed to support the personnel requirements of war. In times of recession or depression, it isn’t. But we don’t have to send our military off to fight and die as oppressors. Can’t we think of useful, peaceful work that can be done here?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Besides the obvious, has anyone even heard of these Oakland protests? If they did happen in 1965 you can see how much of a impact they really had. Very similar to the Fort Hood protests.<\/p>\n

The second was was to me.<\/p>\n

I say RIGHT ON to the veterans & military family members who took part in this blockade\/protest action!!!<\/p>\n

@ masterspork who suggests we should be “looking into Matthis Chiroux past” I have this to say:<\/p>\n

In March 2008 Matthis was a soldier at the US Army’s 5 Corps in Heidelberg Germany when myself and another Vietnam vet named Darnell Summers<\/a> addressed the troops during a 24 protest at the entrance to this base. I ended my speech saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo you other men and women on guard duty or listening out of the barracks windows I have this to ask: Are you going to be a sucker for the lying politicians? Are you going to be a mindless fool and obediently march off to take part in the murderous occupation of people in a foreign land who never did you any harm? Or are you going to follow the great traditions of GIs during the Vietnam War by Refusing, Resisting and Rebelling against this unjust war? The choice is your\u2019s. Do the right thing!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I first directly met Matthis in April 2009 immediately following the mass anti NATO protests in France<\/a> which I also took part in. <\/p>\n

To see a news article about his role during this 4 day protest<\/a> action see: <\/p>\n

From these past actions; through his flag burning back in March of this year; up to his present work supporting GI Resistance Matthis appears to be following the slogan of the GI Movement during Vietnam:<\/strong> “MAKE YOU OWN HISTORY–OR THE MAN WILL MAKE IT FOR YOU!!”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So once again it is more important about what he is supporting then who he is. Also this person goes by the name Dave. Does that ring a bell about who this person is? <\/p>\n

Also with this in mind I found a article that states that the “anti-Troop” message of the Vietnam era protesters was just a myth of the media<\/a>. I wonder if<\/del> when they will do that for the OIF\/OEF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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