Great post, as always. I shared on Facebook with this commentary:
Whenever something is highly offensive to some people (but not actually incorrect), it reveals very strongly held biases (and possibly some social programming through years of propaganda).
This post by Larken Rose will offend a lot of people (especially Trump supporters), but I don't think it's wrong. It takes a long time to view the actions of the country we grow up in objectively.
Some say focusing on "just the bad things" distorts the narrative and the military industrial complex which drives so much of how this country functions actually does a lot of good things in the world. Well, I'm stuck on narratives put forth by major general Smedley Butler in War is a Racket. I think we, as a species, can move beyond the initiation of violence for profit being a valid, justifiable action.
Yep. By analogy, when someone takes their car to a mechanic, should the dude list all the things that are working fine with the car? Or should he "focus just on what's wrong"? And fix it.