Resist!!!
A DANGEROUS TRAJECTORY
(An Open Letter to Progressives From Not In Our Name/Columbus)
GREETINGS... As you know, progressive-minded individuals are increasingly apprehensive about the direction of this country and we share a sense of responsibility to mobilize and alert our friends, neighbors and co-workers to the dangerous situation we’ve seen develop since 9-11.
Under George W. Bush, the U.S. has embarked on a dramatic departure from established international norms of behavior. In addition, there have been serious assaults on long-standing civil liberties at home. Add to the mix an aggressive, well-funded “Christian” theocratic political force, and don’t the alarms start sounding?
Some features of the Bush agenda that progressives everywhere find disturbing include:
The dangerous doctrine of “preemptive” war and its use to justify U.S. military supremacy.
Unjust war and occupation in Iraq, entered into based on disinformation, resulting in over 100,000 Iraqi deaths (half of them women & children) & 2300 U.S. fatalities, with thousands more killed in Afghanistan.
Roundups & detentions of Arabs, Muslims & South Asians.
A chilling of free expression due to compulsory patriotism that views all dissent as suspect.
The policy of “extraordinary rendition”, secret C.I.A. torture centers, torture & abuse at Guantanamo Bay & Abu Ghraib prison.
Intrusive government scrutiny & spying, measures such as the “Patriot Act” & a growing police state threat.
The concentration of unchecked power in the hands of a “Unitary Executive” intent on dominating all three branches of government.
An erosion of rational discourse, scientific research & the teaching of science by theocratic supporters & allies of the current administration, who also target our personal lives & the rights of women on matters of their own reproductive health.
We are not alone in the fear that the Bush regime intends, by these measures, to remold this country, significantly, and for years to come.
WE PLEDGE RESISTANCE TO THIS EXTREMIST AGENDA!
RALLY AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR- SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH!
One very important opportunity is coming up this weekend. On March 18th, the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, people from around Ohio will be gathering at the Statehouse to demand an end to unjust war and occupation in Iraq.
We will start out at Goodale Park, in the short north, a block west of N. High Street, between Goodale and Buttles. From there it’s a short march to the Statehouse.
Come join us!
(An Open Letter to Progressives From Not In Our Name/Columbus)
GREETINGS... As you know, progressive-minded individuals are increasingly apprehensive about the direction of this country and we share a sense of responsibility to mobilize and alert our friends, neighbors and co-workers to the dangerous situation we’ve seen develop since 9-11.
Under George W. Bush, the U.S. has embarked on a dramatic departure from established international norms of behavior. In addition, there have been serious assaults on long-standing civil liberties at home. Add to the mix an aggressive, well-funded “Christian” theocratic political force, and don’t the alarms start sounding?
Some features of the Bush agenda that progressives everywhere find disturbing include:
The dangerous doctrine of “preemptive” war and its use to justify U.S. military supremacy.
Unjust war and occupation in Iraq, entered into based on disinformation, resulting in over 100,000 Iraqi deaths (half of them women & children) & 2300 U.S. fatalities, with thousands more killed in Afghanistan.
Roundups & detentions of Arabs, Muslims & South Asians.
A chilling of free expression due to compulsory patriotism that views all dissent as suspect.
The policy of “extraordinary rendition”, secret C.I.A. torture centers, torture & abuse at Guantanamo Bay & Abu Ghraib prison.
Intrusive government scrutiny & spying, measures such as the “Patriot Act” & a growing police state threat.
The concentration of unchecked power in the hands of a “Unitary Executive” intent on dominating all three branches of government.
An erosion of rational discourse, scientific research & the teaching of science by theocratic supporters & allies of the current administration, who also target our personal lives & the rights of women on matters of their own reproductive health.
We are not alone in the fear that the Bush regime intends, by these measures, to remold this country, significantly, and for years to come.
WE PLEDGE RESISTANCE TO THIS EXTREMIST AGENDA!
RALLY AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR- SATURDAY, MARCH 18TH!
One very important opportunity is coming up this weekend. On March 18th, the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, people from around Ohio will be gathering at the Statehouse to demand an end to unjust war and occupation in Iraq.
We will start out at Goodale Park, in the short north, a block west of N. High Street, between Goodale and Buttles. From there it’s a short march to the Statehouse.
Come join us!
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