militarism |ˈmilətəˌrizəm|
noun chiefly derogatory
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
DERIVATIVES
militarist noun & adjective
militaristic |ˌmilətəˈristik| adjective
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French militarisme, from militaire (see military ).
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Arundhati Roy on global militarism
Arundhati Roy - War Resisters' International, india 2010 from War Resisters' International on Vimeo.
Arundhati Roy is worth listening to and reading. You can read a lot of material on Z mag online or her many books. She is very good on Democracy. JFG
TomDispatch web site and excerpt from How Washington Rules
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, How Washington Rules | TomDispatch:
This is a good web site for information on Militarism. Be sure to check out his free podcasts on ITunes , many of which are on Militarism. This link (post) has a excerpt from Bacevich's latest book How Washington Rules. JFG. Click on Tomgram: above
This is a good web site for information on Militarism. Be sure to check out his free podcasts on ITunes , many of which are on Militarism. This link (post) has a excerpt from Bacevich's latest book How Washington Rules. JFG. Click on Tomgram: above
Saturday, September 4, 2010
A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn
A wonderful and creative way for Howard Zinn's take on history of militarism and American Empire.
This as a must watch video. You will not be sorry if you watch this. JFG.
Friday, September 3, 2010
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