You tell me we’re not getting ready to go to war.Thousands, literally thousands of soldiers lining both sides of the walkway from one gate to.another, at least 1/4 mile, maybe more at the Atlanta airport.
Soldier after soldier after soldier.
All heading to Fort Benning. Do you remember Ft Benning and what was going on there for decades? The School of the Amerikkkas, where we took young men from Central & South America, brought them to the SOA, and armed them to teach them how to kill their own people.
Venezuela under first Chávez & then Maduro was one of the first South American countries to refuse to no longer send their males to the u.s. to be trained to kill.
I had to walk through these guys – and a few womyn – to leave the Atlanta airport tonite.
I first came across clumps of just 2 or 3 – the ones who just got off a plane. So those were easier to talk with. I figured I had a couple of points I should make. So I merely ordered them “Do NOT go to war”.
Being young men trained to follow orders, I told them no one in this country wants them to go to war – but the wealthy.
Being already indoctrinated into the military, they all very politely said “yes ma’am”.
My second quick point was to encourage them to have the courage to be conscientious objectors.
By the time I got downstairs to the long hallways that connect all the terminals, the small groups expanded to ten’s of thousands.
When I approached the beginning line of soldiers, I raised my arm and asked them in my most Reverend voice “Who’s a christian here stand up please.” About 20 of them either raised their arm or stood – msybe thinking we were about to pray.
Instead I looked at each of their shaved heads & then into their eyes and said good “what part of thou shall not kill didn’t you get?”
Most of them rapidly sat back down or lowered their arms. I asked them “so does your Bible say thou shall not kill unless tRump orders you to?”
I continued through the entire line of them repeating over & over for them not follow immoral & illegal orders to go to war.
I told them no one in this country wants them to go to war. Some nodded in agreement. Some smiled and pretended to agree.
I told them only the wealthy of this country want them to go to war. Again some looked serious and nodded solemnly. Others seemed excited until I told them they will never have an iota of the wealth of those people.
I warned them sacrificing their bodies for the rich will not be the worst thing that will happen to them. Limbs blown off, brains scrambled, bodies broken. If they decide to go to to war, they will sacrifice their humanity. That will be the worst thing.
I didn’t start taking pictures until I reached the very end, partly because I was so stunned to see soooooo many soldiers in one place that’s not on a military base. But also because I didn’t want anyone to try to shut me down.
Which a couple of them did, telling me I wasn’t allowed to take their pictures. Ha! So that was the opportunity to tell them they’re in public so I can take their picture. And to ask them what are they ashamed of.
Only one non-soldier, an older white man, tried to shame me into silence, proclaiming they were going to do good to which I scoffed as loudly as I could and challenged him to take their place, if he’s so fuckin gung ho good.
He then told me to just be quiet. I was able to once again focus on the soldiers & let them know he’s trying to silence me because he doesn’t want them to hear what I’m saying but I won’t be silenced.
A couple times I heard a soldier say he wants to go to war. I didn’t speak but just stared into their infant eyes until they couldn’t look at me.
Another one boasted he’s going to kill terrorists. That got me furious and I walked up to him and said the biggest terrorist is in the white house and you’re aligning with him, turning yourself into the terrorist.
I leaned even closer to him, forcing him to stop grinning & look at me “don’t you know that every man that kills believes his reason for killing is right & justified?”
I left the airport hoarse and with yet another heavy heart.
