At a Loss for Words

It is noticeable that I haven't been posting lately on this blog, but I am really at a loss for words these days. There is so much injustice to write about that I am unable to pick what is most important anymore. I feel that much of the U.S. population is on mind altering prescription drugs and any possibility of interactive discussion on any forum is out.

I started a thread on Amazon's forums to solicit donations for the Bradley Manning Defense Fund and that was beyond a total failure. I have come to the realization that the majority are pro-war and back the military and the U.S. government regardless of evidence of complicity or war crimes committed by soldiers. Stated simply, these people do not give a rat's ass and back their boys and girls in anything. It is all about the mission to them.

I encountered several responders that found pleasure in creating straw man arguments – as if anyone asked what they thought; it was a thread to remind people of Manning's plight. All they did was attack, call me names, and state things like, "I'd volunteer for the firing squad...." And yet another claimed to have bounties on Manning's and Julian Assange's heads – dead or alive. One peppered me with one stupid question after the other, demanded that I respond, and then attacked me when I did. He had back-up. Several twisted every little thing I stated, and of course I stated plenty in responding to the bullshit questions.

On the other hand, these straw man attackers had no issue with donation to a for-profit coffee company that services canteens for the military throughout the Middle East. The company claims to give a soldier a "cup of joe" for each donation of $2 and encourages contributors to pay for 5 or 10 cups. These morons would actually prefer to contribute to a war profiteer than to help a fellow soldier that is facing life in prison have a real defense, and all except one of the attackers actually convicted Manning already.

Does anyone in their right mind believe that Manning will have any semblance of a fair trial in a military court of justice? These hard-line military personnel and their families want Manning dead, so weighing the evidence is clearly out.

I haven't addressed the plight of Bradley Manning on this blog yet, but I do intend to within a few days. If he did turn over the documents and the Collateral Murder video, he is a real hero in this false War on Terror. Anything released by Wikileaks is merely a confirmation of statements I have made since late 2001, but the video did enlighten a few that were still in the dark, for what that's worth. Really – let's not pretend that Americans will get off their asses and demand accountability or anything close to it. It is so much easier to ride down the middle of the road claiming not to support war, but to support troops. Face it – if you support an all-volunteer force in wars then you support those wars.

I am just sick and tired of the hypocrisy that I encounter in this country. But I will be gathering my thoughts and words and posting more on the topic in short time.