Memorial Day was created to pay respect to soldiers who died in the war, but it quickly took on another purpose--to promote "patriotism" and American militarism and foreign interventions. Here we debunk the myths of "democracy" and "Humanitarian intervention" that are so prevalent in the political class and media.

We offer an abridged history of American's foreign policy doctrines from the outset of independence to today. The U.S. was founded on principles of economic power with a global reach. Even when advising "isolationism" the reality was that the U.S. ruling class had a long-term blueprint for empire: the Monroe Doctrine, plans for an isthmian canal, designs on Asia, using industrial output as a program for global power, and then gaining economic/political hegemony with 2 world wars.

Many veterans have been active in opposing American imperialism, such as VVAW, Vets for Peace and About Face, and their service should not be exploited for further wars based on myths and lies.

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Outro- "Cops of the World" by Phil Ochs

Links//
+ Don’t Dismiss Aaron Bushnell’s Act of Resistance to Genocide w/
Anti-War Veteran Graham Clumpner (https://bit.ly/4a1eWoS)
+ 2023: Memorial Day w/ antiwar veteran Henri from the “Fortress on a
Hill” Podcast (https://bit.ly/3KiUdSY)


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