RE: https://mastodon.social/@DrALJONES/116317773014017243 USians need to come out against this war, yes. But even more important, we have to recognize it as the long-running imperialism that it is. We are a violent empire that profits from violence, resource theft, kidnapping, and arms dealing. The majority of USians seem to accept the built-in violence of colonialism that is central to the founding of this nation and has been present throughout. That violence defines the core of what we are. Is it any wonder that we have a violence problem within our nation? Freedom? Liberty? Justice? Democracy? No. Those have only ever been a facade to hide the workings of a ruling class and capitalism. But it goes back even further, an organization of society based on domination and hierarchy. If we truly want the things we claim to already have we'll have to turn over this cart and do the work of building something new. We'll have to do the hard work of uprooting a culture built on layers of dominance and exploitation. #anarchism #Socialism