| Dwight Eisenhower warned against the United | | | | |
| States becoming predominatelydependent on | | | | We have been conditioned to believe a strong |
| military power as a means for its security. | | | | military is the best way todefend our |
| The biggestchange in American democratic | | | | country, but when that military power |
| history came about as a result of World War | | | | jeopardizes our securityand safety because |
| | | | our leaders are abusing it for purposes other |
| II and the introduction of the nuclear bomb. | | | | then todefend our country, we should not be |
| From the mid 40's to the early | | | | surprised. |
| | | | |
| 50's two different directions became | | | | Being civilized and living in Peace is the |
| available for our government to choosefrom. | | | | sacrifice we have made formilitary power. |
| | | | |
| One direction was for our government to | | | | They say when you live by the sword you die |
| embrace the principles of the newlyformed | | | | by the sword and we now livetotally by the |
| United Nations, which was originally handed | | | | sword. |
| all the tools necessaryto civilize this world | | | | |
| through a system of International Law and | | | | There was a time when it was patriotic to |
| Orderbased on the establishment of an | | | | defend our country and democraticway of life, |
| International Bill of Human Rights. | | | | which was back when our democracy was one |
| | | | that was by thepeople, for the people, and of |
| After the devastation of World War II the | | | | the people. |
| world came to realize future warsusing | | | | |
| nuclear weapons could destroy this world and | | | | Today, our government is corporate |
| a new system forproviding a more peaceful and | | | | controlled, which means we havesacrificed our |
| civilized existence in this world was | | | | democratic rights, freedoms, security, and |
| needed,thus the United Nations was formed. | | | | safety to defenda government, which is by the |
| | | | corporations, for the corporations, and ofthe |
| The other direction governments could take | | | | corporations. |
| was to pursue militaryexpansionism with | | | | |
| nuclear weapons to ensure their defense. | | | | This was not part of the original deal when |
| | | | our democracy was formed. |
| Once one single country pursued this path | | | | |
| others were forced to follow andthe overall | | | | Nowhere in our Constitution, Declaration of |
| purpose of the United Nations was nullified. | | | | Independence, or Bill of Rightsdoes it |
| | | | mention the American people must yield their |
| Today the American people have become | | | | democracy to thecorporate powers. |
| oppressed slaves to their militarypower and | | | | |
| have been forced to give up their democratic | | | | The reason our democracy was formed was to be |
| rights and freedomsfor their security. | | | | self-governing and get awayfrom totalitarian |
| | | | rule. The first paragraph of the Declaration |
| Ben Franklin stated, once you give up your | | | | of |
| liberty and democratic rightsfor your | | | | |
| security, you deserve neither. The cost the | | | | Independence states clearly the obligation to |
| American people havehad to pay for their | | | | preserve our democracy restsquarely with the |
| military power is being a constant target | | | | American people, yet the American people are |
| alwayshaving to defend itself from those who | | | | so obliviousto their democratic |
| wish not to be militarily dominatedby the | | | | responsibilities they have allowed their |
| U.S. government. | | | | democracy tofail. A democracy is only as |
| | | | strong as the people who participate in it. |
| The American people and their democracy has | | | | |
| been oppressed and dominated byfear as a | | | | Thomas Jefferson stated; this democracy would |
| result of their military power and | | | | only last about two hundredand fifty years |
| expansionism. | | | | before the people must decide to rebuild it |
| | | | or let itrevert back to totalitarian rule. We |
| The United States government is now the most | | | | have been at it for two hundred andthirty |
| barbaric, brutal, anduncivilized country in | | | | four years now, with sixteen years left to |
| the world and has been responsible for more | | | | decide. |
| deaths | | | | |
| | | | If the American people are satisfied with |
| (approximately seven million people killed) | | | | being oppressed by fear as aresult of our |
| then any other country sincethe mid 1950's. | | | | their military power, which is controlled by |
| | | | a corporate rungovernment then they should do |
| The strange thing is the American people act | | | | nothing, but they should understand it |
| shocked when someone attackstheir country | | | | wasthey who failed their democracy and they |
| (911, the USS Cole, etc) and can't understand | | | | have no one to blame butthemselves. |
| why. | | | | |