In Response To Accusations Of Political Partisanship
We ought think no longer according to systems of left and right, of state-controlled equality vs. corporate fascism. In the most educated societies our recorded histories have ever seen, there is much more grey between the black and white of good and evil, the grey being the substance upon which we all exist. One can be a communist and have no concern about blasting the air with toxins and mass-chemical oriented agriculture, their concern being for worker's rights. One can be a fascist and still wish for clear skies and uncarcinogenic food, their concern being for the welfare of the corporate class. One can be a liberal with personal passions on either side of the spectrum and maintain discipline in debate and tolerance of dissent, their concern being for freedom of opinion. One can be willing to stand up for and defend what they see as massive atrocities against their own people and NOT be a terrorist. In short, there is much more at play and much more to consider than a simple choice between political biases based on the the abuse of language. It is possible to be opposed to the practice of a government, of anyone for that matter, without being tossed aside into the arena of the ideological opposition.
I think that the time is over when to stand against the United States is to be communist, or even terrorist. Their march of freedom was over a long time ago. Since the end of the second world war (and indeed even before so) the United States have been on an imperialist rampage, involved in the overthrow or attempted overthrow of governments all over the world in countries such as (though certainly not limited to) Iraq, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, Haiti, Vietnam, and Palestine. Great Britain, France and Canada are no different. The same goes for Russia and China. In being opposed to capitalist imperialism I am not necessarily complicit in communist tyranny either. If we are going to live in a society of rules, of law and order, one cannot make arbitrary war upon others for personal gain.
But it is so much more than that. Are we to battle ideologies based upon philosophical uncertainties, or look at reality to decide what actually matters?
Human rights. Environmental protections. Sustainability. The duty of the citizen and the moral obligations to help the needy. Is it better to have a democracy where the elected leader spends a trillion dollars in war than under a hereditary monarchy where the presiding king or queen provides needed aid to starving peoples? Is the right of self-determination for one more valuable than the right to life for another? Is the right to exploit the populace for personal gain more valuable than the ability to maintain a lasting social cohesion? Is it better to act in the name of the country or in the name of the species? What difference does it honestly make what type of governments we have so long as they are taking care of what really matters?
I claim no lasting political bias. It would be foolish to adhere to a partisan political sphere, that is, an organizational ideology, when the real world is in constant change. Ideology is what people rely on when they stand for something other than the obvious good for the people.
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