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Recently unemployed Lou Dobbs made a statement of Bringing All The Troops Home Now. This includes American soldiers in Germany, Korea, Italy and elsewhere, along with the obvious ones in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will gain more traction for the antiwar movement in 48 hours than the bickering left wing has mobilized in 6 years.
His reactionary, populist persona will do more harm in the long run, as I can only imagine what Dobbs' next step will be to do with these returning soldiers. Line them up shoulder to shoulder from San Diego to Juarez? Or use them to hunt down America's perceived enemies, you know, the ones with the puppets and bucket drums. His minions will cheer when these people are rolled over by the Freedom Tank.
How is it after six years, opposition to an unpopular war is still being whispered to in sectarian circles of old, failed, petty Marxists? Why are mothers and fathers still proudly handing off their sons and daughters to the military killing machine? What is it about a blowhard television personality that has more influence than your family, friends or neighbors? Who cares?
Meanwhile, the working class will continue to be bogged down in thinking of personal likes and dislikes, celebrity gossip, competition for the sake of it, workplace ass kissing and backstabbing, racism they don't admit to, instant gratification of drugs and alcohol, appeasing the bullies, and being mislead at every turn.
I'd like to find a working class hero. I guess I'm handed Mr. Dobbs.
Republished from 11/22/2009
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