Peace Is Not On The Ballot In November, by Caitlin Johnstone

Meet the new warmonger, same as the old warmonger. From Caitlin Johnstone at caitlinjohnstone.com:

Peace is not on the ballot in November. Americans are voting for Red War or Blue War. That’s it. Those are the choices.

I keep seeing liberal commentators like George Takei trying to frame Kamala Harris as the best candidate to bring peace to the middle east, despite her coming directly out of the administration which has been lighting the region on fire with its insane warmongering.

So let’s be clear here: Peace is not on the ballot in November. Americans are voting for Red War or Blue War. That’s it. Those are the choices.

I repeat: Peace. Is. Not. On. The. Ballot. Nobody who stands an actual chance at winning is going to bring about peace, because the US president is a manager of the US empire, and the US empire depends on constant warmongering.

Any debates over whether Trump or Harris are the one to bring about peace are nonsensical, because neither of them are. It’s like arguing over which car salesman might start handing out free cars — that’s not the job. It’s not what the people who have that job do.

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2 responses to “Peace Is Not On The Ballot In November, by Caitlin Johnstone

  1. Pingback: Peace Is Not On The Ballot In November, by Caitlin Johnstone — Der Friedensstifter

  2. Star Trek deluxe space communism?

    I’ll have to pass on comrade Tokei.

    At least the youngster weed and video games crowd is registered with selective service.

    How about that convenient auto register, be all high tech n’ shit.

    Forward, si se puede!

    Yes you will or no soup for you.

    And no seat on the Scofield Rapture Express either. (s/)

    This just in from White Zombie:

    Soul Crusher

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