November 11 | Armistice Day = A Declaration Of Never Again
Dylan Eleven • Truth11.com
Armistice Day’s purpose was to serve as a reminder of the horrors of the First World War and carry forward the declaration of those veterans of Never Again. - Matthew Hoh
Never again, not remember all fallen in a perpetual war system. Support the troops is another brainwashing term similar to the annual poppy for sale.
Today wearing a poppy is a perpetuation of the concept that war is inevitable.
It is not. All wars are banker cartel wars.
Want to abolish wars?; defund the banker Rothschild cartel and lock them up. See how quickly war machines run dry.
Peace would follow the last spent shell without bankers funding.
Below is an article posted last year at this time explaining the origin of Armistice Day.
Nov 11, 2023
ZeroHedge News | Tyler Durden
Armistice Day & The Empire: A Name Change And The Catastrophe That Followed
Matthew Hoh | Counterpunch.org
In 1954, the US Congress renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
The stated reason was to remember all generations of US veterans, not just veterans from the First World War.
Congress advanced this rationale on the disingenuous notion that Armistice Day’s purpose was a celebration of veterans.
It was not.
Armistice Day’s purpose was to serve as a reminder of the horrors of the First World War and carry forward the declaration of those veterans of Never Again.
For a US government implementing a militarized Cold War foreign policy in 1954, a reconciliation-based holiday was inconvenient and problematic. A holiday celebrating veterans would present no critique of war or advocacy of peace; it would do the opposite. As we have seen repeatedly since 1954, Veterans Day and other aspects of “support the troops” rhetoric have been used to shout down dissent towards American wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq and suppress criticism of America’s massive overseas military empire and gargantuan Pentagon budgets. The veneration of veterans, almost always obligatorily referred to as heroes, became quasi-deification. In my life, I have seen my military service elevated to near clerical levels, reflecting a pseudo-religious treatment of America’s military caste, best exemplified by the reflexive and ritual-like statements of “thank you for your service.” The political calculus behind the name change was correct.
The militarized foreign policy of the Cold War did not just remain when the Cold War ended but became turbo-charged. The results of that militarized foreign policy have been disastrous for US national security and worldwide stability. The tremendous suffering of entire nations of people, as well as American veterans and their families, cannot be overstated.
Our celebration of war that accompanies each annual Veterans Day is reflected yearlong through our politics, news media, Hollywood, and education system. The consequences of this militarization do not stop with the death and destruction from the instability and wars but include the growth of a ravenous military-industrial complex, a Leviathan, at the expense of our economy and society. With 60% of the federal discretionary budget going to the Pentagon, military contractors and to pay the costs of past wars, the opportunity costs to American communities who are told there is not enough money for healthcare, education, environmental protection and other needs are severe.
That change from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954 signaled a conversion of the American government and its purposes.
While the US was an empire before the Second World War, the victory in 1945 created an America that was The Empire. We have been reaping the consequences of that transformation ever since.
Imagine what would be now if, rather than policies derived from a jingoistic narrative of good wars and honorable slaughters, we had preceded with the wisdom of those men from 1918 and followed their admonition of Never Again.
Returning to Armistice Day would not simply restore the holiday’s original name but would signal a commitment to peace, stability, prosperity, and hope for future generations.
As we endure veteran suicide epidemics, bear a hollow economy and fragile communities, witness our government direct and contribute to the great and unholy carnage in Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, and recognize the twin existential catastrophes of nuclear war and climate change, what Armistice Day can represent does not sound simply aspirational but entirely necessary.
Original Article Published November 11 2023:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/armistice-day-empire-name-change-and-catastrophe-followed
Related:
Perpetual War Truth11 Films 5th short film: We have been tricked into fighting perpetual wars of mass genocide for pointless profit. There is no enemy. The enemy is within the US government. All exterior enemies are created to justify the advancing military industrial complex.There is only one way war will end. The masses must rise up, unite, and demand world peace. This film contains the footage released by Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange. Film Released 2011
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