Iran (January 6th)
The developments in Iran have pissed me off more than anything I can remember. Here are my thoughts. This might all seem a bit disorganized, because there’s so much to talk about. Not only did Trump assassinate a foreign official, but people in media and the democratic “opposition” party have been spineless and cowardly in their response to this war crime. Suleimani was an extremely popular figure in Iran, and an attack on him is clear call for war. Justifying the action by saying that Suleimani is a bad guy and deserved to be killed is only valid under the assumption that the US should be allowed to go around and kill anybody they deem to be a bad person. Dick Cheney is a bad person. John Bolton is a bad person. Neocons like them have caused an obscene amount of terror worldwide. If we want to rid ourselves of terrorism, we shouldn’t look farther than ending the gross imperialist forces that are ingrained in US foreign policy. After the attack, Trump threatened Iran with attacks on...