who died for what????

I am so sick and tired of hearing that idiotic and stupid litany: "Jesus died for your sins, soldiers died for your liberty." And yes, those two phrases are inextricably linked and have been for a long time. I can only imagine the enduring quality of that recitation among those sitting on opposite sides of the river in Paducah in 1863. Of whose side it was most representative is of course the real question. But it gets back to that Jefferson quote i mentioned the other day, the one about warning citizens that banks, corporations, and financial institutions are a grave danger to taking your private property and wealth that you worked so hard to conquer in the first place. Soldiers died for your property by exterminating the first nations and securing the blessings of wealth through insuring the eradication of unions, protest, dissent, and all other forms of free expression that might have suggested that a path toward living the lifestyle of a citizen of the US today requires the death of the planet, of all its species, and ultimately of most of the humans who have not.

Not one single US soldier has ever died defending or fighting for my liberties, but thousands upon thousands have died so that corporations and the very rich can sustain and increase their wealth and holdings. And this represents the War of 1812 as well as today's incursions into every continent by troops of the US . We tend to forget that there wasn't a US military in the revolutionary war, just groups of state militias organized by a continental congress supported by the French imperial army and navy fighting the empire that at that time actually owned the US. And the majority of those fighting were quite reticent to "free" themselves from British rule, they just wanted more opportunity to enjoy their chances at increasing and sustaining their wealth. There were fighting for the liberty to not pay so much in taxes.

But we are told, all the time, that soldiers die for our liberties. Just how, i ask, is that possible? And of course people mention things like Pearl Harbor and Hitler. Hitler never coulda woulda invaded the US, nor been capable of undermining our liberties in any way. Japan was given Pearl Harbor so that FDR could rid himself of outdated battleships, expand US imperial landscape across the Pacific, and convince the majority of US citizens to go against their better natures and support a war in Europe. Did US troops killing Germans in France protect my liberty?? I think not. Did the taking of Guam and the Marshall Islands free me from some constraints? No, but it sure put thousands of islanders into wageslavery for perpetuity!

Do not let people tell you these things. Continue to believe that US citizens are dying for something that you believe in, because if you stop believing, and start thinking, you might realize that all of this is just more smoke and mirrors to sustain the redistribution of property and wealth from the remaining few to the even more endowed and enriched fewer. Soldiers are dying for your money, as it goes to the rich.