As our government starts yet another war in the Middle East, never forget that the Iranian people are no different than the American people. We are as much prisoners of the empire as they are.
We live in the richest country in the world, and yet it's nearly impossible to take a stroll in any city and not witness the plight of the unhoused.
We live in the richest country in the world, but medical debt is still the number one cause of bankruptcy.
We live in the richest country in the world, and yet 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck while our employers celebrate record profits.
We live in the richest country in the world, but we are not rich. The top 1% are. The people enriched by this slaughter. The people who own more than the bottom 90% of us combined.
As they feed us lies to steal our consent, know that war doesn't serve us. No one is protecting our freedom. When they start war, we die.
There is no glory in the murder of our equals in Iran. They are our peers, not the ghouls who lord over us and dictate our lives to fill their coffers.