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In the old days whole empires were built up around religions and their theocratic institutions, who used their doctrines to shape society in service of the powerful. Nowadays the same thing happens, but the religion is called "capitalism".
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The plutocrat-owned western political/media class has built up a collective doctrine that you cannot simply end overseas wars and bring the troops home, and that anyone who says you can is a lunatic. That's all it is though: fact-free religious doctrine, espoused on blind faith.
When it comes to large-scale governing and international matters, the mainstream perspective is only mainstream because extremely wealthy people poured vast fortunes into making it mainstream. There's no collective wisdom or truth in it, it's just what power wants us to believe about what's going on.
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Leftists: I want socialism, an end to imperialism, and revolutionary change.
Liberals: I want capitalism, endless war, and the status quo. Also I have pink hair.
Rightists: These are the same to me.
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As long as the powerful are propagandizing the people, the people aren't truly operating with free will. Anyone who's escaped a relationship with a manipulative abuser understands that you're not really operating with much free agency while you're being psychologically dominated.
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There are no war heroes, only war victims.
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