In particular, I am interested in what Pissed Off Liberal has to say about the Military Industrial Complex:
It is now our job, and a considerable challenge it will be, to reverse this tragic mistake of history [failing to heed the warning from Eisenhower to prevent the M-I-D]. We can no longer allow greed to drive humanity – for it has driven it into a ditch. We must end the arms trade and turn the resources, genius, and capitol of the military-industrial complex to peaceful purposes. Don’t scoff. People have done the seemingly impossible before, and we will do it again. This is both a moral and a practical imperative. As things are, the center cannot hold.
All of the energy, treasure, and sweat that has been devoted to the mass production of the lethal implements of war need to be redirected to solving our very real problems such as:
* Global warming
* Alternative energy
* Food distribution
* Disease prevention
* Fresh water distribution
* Crumbling infrastructure
* And so on
Don't Scoff, he says. I'll try not to. Hope springs eternal, right?
