BP unleashes the oil spill to end all oil spills killing 11 people, and maybe even killing Louisiana, so much for more more more. Maoist rebels derailed a train in West Bengal and 71 people are dead, so much for innocent victims. Israeli military board a ship headed to Gaza with supplies and kill 9 Palestinians, thus severing ties with Turkey and complicating its relationship to the US much less the rest of Europe. Yep, it’s Memorial Weekend and human beings are up to their usual foolishness. Killing in the name of country, money, religion.<\/p>\n
Let’s all take a moment to step back and remember that Memorial Day is a day to remember our people in service. We are memorializing our people who are serving our country and defending it against evil. But today I say let’s go one step further, let’s take a moment to reflect on war, corporate greed, and borders – none of which have served anybody since the beginning of time. No war, no corporation who was greedy and no closed border ever led to a better world, a better way, a better life for anyone, anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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