ANTIWAR

The reason we don't hear much from antiwar voices in the mainstream media is simply because the government doesn't want us to. As we saw in World War I, the government has never and will never care what civilians think about wars; it only cares what politicians and donors think. Even after the conclusion of WWI, 70% of the nation still believed that our participation in the war was unnecessary or a mistake. We saw a similar story unfold in the 1960s and 70s after the U.S. joined the Vietnam War. An overwhelming amount of the American population opposed our involvement in the war because of the sheer violence that ensued and because the conflict never directly impacted us. Yet, congress still authorized the deployment of troops to Vietnam. I say all of this to emphasize the importance of antiwar voices, as they will not be heard easily.

From birth, it is indoctrinated in us that the United States must spread democracy and defend those who cannot defend themselves. This is a tactic to keep the average American citizen thinking all of our wars are necessary and for the greater good of the world. In reality, we have only spread democracy and defended innocence on occasion. On other occasions, we've wiped out residential areas, killed women and children, set off nuclear devices, and stuck our noses in other countries' business. When war really is necessary the American People know it. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the country rallied in support of the declaration of war against Japan. After the attack on the Twin Towers in 2001 the public heavily supported the War on Terror and remained pretty supportive until the capture and assassination of Osama Bin Ladin in 2011, a decade after the deadliest terror attack on American Soil. My point being, that if there is significant opposition to war it is for good reason and that reason should be heard by Congress, by the public, and by the mainstream media.