This week we consider the subject of the State, War and Resistance. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, war is on our daily media scroll. Pick several selections to comment upon. Make connections to your own life. Please read the notes below.
Addicted to War (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. by Joel Andreas
—-A comic book style reader on the history of U.S. militarism. https://ia800308.us.archive.org/15/items/addictedtowar0000joel/addictedtowar0000joel.pdf
What Happens Before WarLinks to an external site.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGu73hnjdY
—-an educational comic done by the artists of a Japanese anti-war group Noddin in response to the attempt to delete the anti-war clause in the Japanese constitution.
Buffy St. Marie The Universal Soldier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6imjvgJFvM
—A song about the institutions of war by native American singer Buffy St. Marie
The resisters https://vimeo.com/366290492
—a trailer for a documentary about the Vietnam era war resisters in the United States
Hell No We Won’t Go: Vietnam at Home
—my audiobook memoir with composer David Hahn about my own experiences with militarism during the Vietnam War, or the American War (as it’s called by the Vietnamese).
The AI targeting machine being used by Israel in its Gaza genocideLinks to an external site.
Please write and post regarding the texts for this week, about 600 words or more.
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