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World Socialist Website
07-31-2014, 08:31 AM
Two Australian families of those killed in the MH17 disaster have made statements that stand out in stark contrast to much of the commentary in the corporate media. They differ sharply from the Australian government’s agenda of exploiting the tragedy as part of the US-led campaign against Russia and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
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Dhalgren
07-31-2014, 09:06 AM
Both the Guard and Maslin families have expressed widely held antiwar sentiments, fundamentally at odds with the bloodlust continually promoted by the political establishment and mass media.
But their aspirations, and those of millions in Australia and around the world, can only be realised by recognising that the endless cycle of violence, war and the loss of innocent lives is a product of a decaying and reactionary social order that must be overthrown.
The Trots can say exactly the right thing while being exactly wrong in all else. Sigh...
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