Tag: Militarism

The late Mario Savio was a leading light of the Free Speech Movement (FSM) at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1964 speech is now legend: There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part! You...
And even more disturbingly, why are the men who commit these crimes revered in American popular culture? “The thrill of killing like a drug; the greatest feeling I’ve ever experienced in my life.” – Eddie Penney, Navy SEAL Team 6. In January 2012, Chris Kyle’s book American Sniper: The...
Media pundits and politicians blame lax gun laws, social isolation and mental illness for mass shootings, but ignore the advent of a fascist culture that venerates the U.S. military. In the wake of a barrage of mass shootings, the media have offered a variety of explanations centering predominantly on the...