Violence begets violence, so many religions say. Americans should know. After all, the United States – a nation founded on Indigenous genocide, African enslavement and open rebellion against an imperial power to protect its wealthiest citizens – cannot help but be violent. What’s more, violence in the US is political, and the violence the country has carried out overseas over the generations has always been connected to its imperialist ambitions and racism. From the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on June 21 to the everyday violence in rhetoric and reality within the US, the likes of President Donald Trump continue to stoke the violent impulses of a violence‑prone nation.
Resistance is one thing, being at war constantly since our founding to say, “no, mine!” is the child bully mentality.
What I am saying is the French were beheading kings in the commons when America was in diapers.
I understood that and expanded on it.
I really don’t understand why when someone adds to a thought people seem to think it’s negating the original thought.