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LiberaBlueDem

(905 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2024, 11:32 PM Mar 20

Good to see the anti-war movement still alive [View all]

After all we have been through the anti-war feelings are still strong in the USA.

After Iraq and Afghanistan and the debacles those actions proved to be, Americans are still mostly anti-war. Hang in there folks, war is never the answer.

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Good to see the anti-war movement still alive [View all] LiberaBlueDem Mar 20 OP

Actually war is sometimes the answer... EX500rider Mar 20 #1

That is old history LiberaBlueDem Mar 20 #2

The new age looks quite a bit like pre WWII. Irish_Dem Mar 20 #4

Um, someone needs to inform Putin, Hamas, etc. of this "new age" because they are very much Coventina Mar 20 #5

And the USA in Iraq, yes? LiberaBlueDem Mar 21 #6

oh yes, absolutely 100% n/t Coventina Mar 21 #9

Don't forget Netanyahu. Sky Jewels Mar 22 #42

"We live now in a new age." Not sure everyone got the message EX500rider Mar 21 #15

Where is this new age of which you speak? yardwork Mar 22 #25

And there was no way to destroy humankind in those wars...except towards the end of WWll. brush Mar 23 #51

Yes what choice did we have after Pearl Harbor? Irish_Dem Mar 20 #3

Here's a better question: what if there was no Pearl Harbor? All Mixed Up Mar 21 #8

I'm not so sure about the latter Polybius Mar 22 #23

And that slavery problem would have worked itself out sooner or later, eh? yardwork Mar 22 #26

I'd probably JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #28

Eventually, yes Polybius Mar 22 #36

Too bad for all those poor chumps who would have continued to be enslaved for decades, huh? Sky Jewels Mar 22 #43

And too bad for the 600,000+ dead n/t Polybius Mar 22 #46

Just the Americans JustAnotherGen Mar 23 #57

Ok then n/t Polybius Mar 23 #58

Some of us JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #27

One of my favorite stories is the Mask of the Red Death. yardwork Mar 22 #32

On point JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #35

Slavery would be long over Polybius Mar 22 #37

Absolutely! JustAnotherGen Mar 22 #41

Absolutely NickB79 Mar 22 #44

I am not sure African-Americans would have preferred that outcome EX500rider Mar 22 #40

"two choices would be liberals vs. progressives"Not sure why you think that, not just Southern States voted for Trump: EX500rider Mar 22 #45

I dunno. Germany was close to developing an A-bomb. And the Soviets would have too. brush Mar 23 #53

A lot of the anti-war movement in the US has shifted to pro-Russia. All Mixed Up Mar 21 #7

Helping Ukraine is wise LiberaBlueDem Mar 21 #10

Agreed. All Mixed Up Mar 21 #11

That flies in the face sarisataka Mar 21 #21

They're only anti-war when it helps Putin. They support Russia's takeover of Ukraine. LeftInTX Mar 21 #18

We have one poster here BannonsLiver Mar 21 #19

So easy to say when you're posting from the comfort of your own home. All Mixed Up Mar 21 #20

Deep cover trolls BannonsLiver Mar 22 #22

The second half of that poster's name is a clue. yardwork Mar 22 #29

That's so naive. Putin won't be satisfied with just Ukraine. brush Mar 23 #54

That's what I see on Xitter. Crunchy Frog Mar 22 #24

I've noticed that. yardwork Mar 22 #33

Yes, very successful. betsuni Mar 22 #47

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 21 #12

Yeah, Man LiberaBlueDem Mar 21 #13

There is no "new age" and pretending such will not manifest it TheKentuckian Mar 22 #34

What you are describing is isolationism, which has not worked for America in 100 years... Hekate Mar 21 #14

+1 BannonsLiver Mar 21 #16

I see, increasingly, the Vietnam and Iraq wars mentioned in discussions of Israel/Palestine. betsuni Mar 23 #48

I recall a quote sarisataka Mar 21 #17

Yes. This is why some wars are unavoidable. Hekate Mar 23 #50

When told of the Chinese atrocities in Tibet, even cbabe Mar 22 #30

Oddly, when told of the Chinese atrocities in Tibet in years past I've encountered some DUers who repeat Chi. propaganda Hekate Mar 23 #49

I had a Chinese immigrant 8th grade student who cbabe Mar 23 #55

The anti war movement led to LBJ deciding not to run for re election thus paving the way for Nixon MichMan Mar 22 #31

What do we want? GreenWave Mar 22 #38

War is a losing proposition LiberaBlueDem Mar 22 #39

I hope the answer isn't handing Ukraine over to the Russians. RandySF Mar 23 #52

It's sad that humanity still needs an anti-war movement. Ping Tung Mar 23 #56

Anyone know of an attacking state that won their war? LiberaBlueDem Mar 23 #59