| Dwight Eisenhower warned against the United | | | | why. |
| States becoming predominately dependent on | | | | We have been conditioned to believe a strong |
| military power as a means for its security. The | | | | military is the best way to defend our country, |
| biggest change in American democratic history | | | | but when that military power jeopardizes our |
| came about as a result of World War II and the | | | | security and safety because our leaders are |
| introduction of the nuclear bomb. From the mid | | | | abusing it for purposes other then to defend our |
| 40's to the early 50's two different directions | | | | country, we should not be surprised. |
| became available for our government to choose | | | | Being civilized and living in Peace is the sacrifice we |
| from. | | | | have made for military power. |
| One direction was for our government to | | | | They say when you live by the sword you die by |
| embrace the principles of the newly formed | | | | the sword and we now live totally by the sword. |
| United Nations, which was originally handed all the | | | | There was a time when it was patriotic to defend |
| tools necessary to civilize this world through a | | | | our country and democratic way of life, which |
| system of International Law and Order based on | | | | was back when our democracy was one that |
| the establishment of an International Bill of Human | | | | was by the people, for the people, and of the |
| Rights. | | | | people. |
| After the devastation of World War II the world | | | | Today, our government is corporate controlled, |
| came to realize future wars using nuclear | | | | which means we have sacrificed our democratic |
| weapons could destroy this world and a new | | | | rights, freedoms, security, and safety to defend a |
| system for providing a more peaceful and civilized | | | | government, which is by the corporations, for the |
| existence in this world was needed, thus the | | | | corporations, and of the corporations. |
| United Nations was formed. | | | | This was not part of the original deal when our |
| The other direction governments could take was | | | | democracy was formed. Nowhere in our |
| to pursue military expansionism with nuclear | | | | Constitution, Declaration of Independence, or Bill of |
| weapons to ensure their defense. | | | | Rights does it mention the American people must |
| Once one single country pursued this path others | | | | yield their democracy to the corporate powers. |
| were forced to follow and the overall purpose of | | | | The reason our democracy was formed was to |
| the United Nations was nullified. | | | | be self- governing and get away from totalitarian |
| Today the American people have become | | | | rule. The first paragraph of the Declaration of |
| oppressed slaves to their military power and have | | | | Independence states clearly the obligation to |
| been forced to give up their democratic rights | | | | preserve our democracy rest squarely with the |
| and freedoms for their security. | | | | American people, yet the American people are so |
| Ben Franklin stated, once you give up your liberty | | | | oblivious to their democratic responsibilities they |
| and democratic rights for your security, you | | | | have allowed their democracy to fail. A |
| deserve neither. The cost the American people | | | | democracy is only as strong as the people who |
| have had to pay for their military power is being | | | | participate in it. |
| a constant target always having to defend itself | | | | Thomas Jefferson stated; this democracy would |
| from those who wish not to be militarily | | | | only last about two hundred and fifty years |
| dominated by the U.S. government. | | | | before the people must decide to rebuild it or let |
| The American people and their democracy has | | | | it revert back to totalitarian rule. We have been |
| been oppressed and dominated by fear as a | | | | at it for two hundred and thirty four years now, |
| result of their military power and expansionism. | | | | with sixteen years left to decide. |
| The United States government is now the most | | | | If the American people are satisfied with being |
| barbaric, brutal, and uncivilized country in the world | | | | oppressed by fear as a result of our their military |
| and has been responsible for more deaths | | | | power, which is controlled by a corporate run |
| (approximately seven million people killed) then any | | | | government then they should do nothing, but |
| other country since the mid 1950's. | | | | they should understand it was they who failed |
| The strange thing is the American people act | | | | their democracy and they have no one to blame |
| shocked when someone attacks their country | | | | but themselves. |
| (911, the USS Cole, etc) and can't understand | | | | |