Life, Love, and Liberty

The prolific leftist-libertarian-anarchist blogger, Arthur Silber, is experiencing a major financial crisis. I have a number of his powerful writings listed on my sidebar under insightful reads. I especially enjoy his heated and passionate denunciations of the psychology driving actions undertaken in the occupation of Iraq.

It is time for some very harsh truth-telling, and it is time to strip away the comforting and false self-delusions in which many hawks wrap themselves. There is nothing loving or kind about a parent who beats his child, while claiming that he does it out of love and concern for the child’s well-being. And there is nothing kind or benevolent about forcing Iraqis to adopt a form of government or a way of life which they may not want — and which they certainly do not want if it comes at the ends of the guns wielded by an occupation force.

We have invaded a country which posed no serious threat to us, and we still maintain we are intent on bringing the blessings of liberty to the Iraqis — but we will do it using force, fear and violence. This is a fatal contradiction that was doomed to fail. But in the process of attempting to make a contradiction true — which can never be done, and which must end in the destruction of the one who attempts it — we are turning ourselves as a nation into monsters. And we are also planting innumerable seeds of hatred against the United States, which may well grow into future terrorist attacks on the U.S., just as they are now causing the deaths of American soldiers on a daily basis.

The Bush administration, by means of this insanely destructive foreign policy, is now achieving one objective for which I truly cannot forgive them: they are making me ashamed to be an American.

Now, that’s what I call quality writing!. I encourage people to consider donating to him on the basis of this kind of passionate commentary.

The Carnival of Anarchy is the place to be! We’re discussing the issue of anarchism and ecology this session. Its been proposed that the festivities continue until next Sunday.

I want to encourage all our participants and those who link here, or read this, to add their views on ecology and anarchism. To that end I suggest we expand the blogging till the end of the month. That is we continue this blog carnival from today until July 1, which is next Sunday. Seeing the small number if contributions on this important topic of our times I want to see as more involvement, comments and contributions as possible.

Eugene

I second the proposal.

Drug War Disasters

The (Drug) War on ‘Cheese’

Militaristic Debacles

The Death of American Empire

Cute Kitty Videos

I Know the Feeling

A Civil Libertarian’s Nightmare…

We’re All Potentially Enemy Combatants

Special Operations Prepared for Domestic Missions — Early Warning

But

Hope Springs Eternal? Cross Your Fingers!

Bush’s Tyranny Thwarted — For Now

Where is the Gun Control for the SWAT Teams?

No Guns

Striking the Gold Mine of Literature on Liberty

Free On-Line Books

The digest shall be up on the blog tomorrow morning.

June 2001: The Taliban are the champions of illiteracy and highest incarnations of ignorant arrogance. RAWA believes that despite manifold impediments and meager resources, one of its duties is to carry the torch of literacy and knowledge among women in defiance of the Taliban and enlightenment-hating fundamentalists. All the classes are run secretly in some cities.

You go, RAWA!

I’d tip my hat to these folks, but I am not wearing one right now

Did I get any laughs with that attempt at humor there?

Be honest!

Once again, a limited digest but please pay special attention to the articles under the category of Fascist America: Future Reality?

Some individuals receiving this are more likely candidates for future concentration camps than others, but this is an issue that touches all of our lives. I hope to spend some major time in deep thought about these issues over the next few days. I’ll be sharing my conclusions with my fellow friends of liberty, loved ones, and so forth.

I have begun to seriously wonder if an even more vicious kind of totalitarianism will overtake America sooner rather than later. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to be proven wrong on something as much before.

I heartily welcome alternative perspectives that are less bleak than the articles below.

Fascist America: Future Reality?

What’s Next….Concentration Camps?

Fascism Then. Fascism Now?

Sexuality Book Reviews

Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing in on Internet Sexploration

It’s a rather limited digest again, so I’ll just skimp on the categories.

If You Think Bush Is Evil Now, Wait Until He Nukes Iran

The Bush Escalation: Occupying Iraq, Forever

The U.S. Military Presence in South Korea Is Not a Model for Iraq

Don’t Take Covert Action Against Iran

I Can See Your Thong From Here

Female Orgasm: Proof Of God

Ok, so women can advocate violently destructive military action too (Hillary
Clinton, anyone?), but this is still a very good Morford column.

Uncool Zookeeper Won’t Let Anyone Ride Gorillas

Enjoy!

I haven’t uncovered much this week, but I do have a few neat links to share. I’m going to skimp on the category listing since there are so few items.

VIDEO: Mike Gravel: Why No Senator Who Voted For The War is Qualified To Be President

Why Ron Paul’s Answer Bothers Them

Why Are We in Iraq?

RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs

Bush Declares Self ‘Mega Decider’ / New documents ensure Dubya will rule America. should calamity strike. Free balloons!

Enjoy!

This is also posted at the Carnival of Anarchy.

My better late than never contribution!

I found this delightful image on Roderick Long’s blog.

This was also a pick from Roderick Long’s blog.

If you’re interested in ordering the above as a bumper sticker, then here’s the relevant link.