To defeat systemic racism, America must end endless war
As we look inwards to dismantle America’s legacy of racism, we must also recognize that racism and militarism abroad are mutually reinforcing.
As we look inwards to dismantle America’s legacy of racism, we must also recognize that racism and militarism abroad are mutually reinforcing.
In 1967, Dr. King warned that “a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comment about Canadians watching what’s happening in the US with “horror and consternation” should be a big wake up call.
However difficult and long it takes, America has always been able to surmount its problems and renew itself. Thus current protests show not weakness but strength.