GOP Attempting to Misdirect the Reason for Unrest on College Campuses
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart
I love protests; there is nothing more democratic than a
peaceful protest focused on a miscarriage of justice or a demand for equal
rights and protection under the law. What is happening on our college campuses
today reminds me of my experience in the 1960’s.
Contrary to lies told by fake Republicans, today’s protests
have nothing to do with their invalid claims that the participants are
anti-Israel. These protests are in support of the Palestinian people, and how
wannabe dictator Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting a form of genocide.
REPUBLICANS CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO RECREATE OUR COUNTRY
IN THE FORM OF A THEOCRACY
It has become clear to every informed American that
right-wing politicians seek the repeal of the First Amendment. If Trump finds a
way to rig the November election, as he and Putin did in 2016, and is once
again gifted the Electoral College, he plans to make Christianity America’s
only recognized religion.
This is at the core of why right-wing politicians lie about
the protests. That is true unless they are more ignorant than I once believed.
The First Amendment protects our right to protest
corruption, injustice, and issues ignored by our government which fails to
understand their obligation to serve our nation’s people, not rule over them.
Let me be perfectly clear, “Republicans” don’t give a damn
about Christianity: they are godless. However, they desperately need the support
of the Christian Religious Right, and, like their leader, Trump, they will say
or do anything to get it.
A LITTLE HISTORY
Unrest between the Israeli and Palestinian people began in
1948. The Nation of Israel became a reality that year when the United Nations
voted in favor of a petition presented by the leaders of what became a new
nation.
Beginning later in 1948, leaders of the Palestinian people
submitted a similar petition to the U.N.
Every request for statehood has been denied for the last 76
years. To veto any issue brought before the U.N. requires a single “no” vote
from a member of the Security Council. The United States has vetoed these
requests from the Palestinian people every year the issue comes before the
entire assembly of nations.
Most experts on the Middle East agree that the only possible
solution which would create peace in the region is a “two-state solution.”
However, Netanyahu rejects the idea, and therefore the United States votes according
to his request.
Finally, the United States continues to sell weapons of war
to Israel in the tens-of-millions of dollars level, allowing the Industrial
Military Complex to profit from these military conflicts. War remains “good
business.”
Trust no one in power. Our government is no different than
other nations who intentionally hide the truth. The truth brings governments
down, and if we knew the truth, very few of the men and women in our
legislative and judicial branches would have received or kept their positions
for a lengthy period of time. Most survive with lies and misdirection.
One last thought: our government has allowed our nation to
move from a capitalistic society to a plutocracy. Our country’s 760+
billionaires are in complete control of our nation’s future in the 21st
century. Does the working class have a chance for a better quality of life?
Op-ed by James Turnage
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