Tragically, that horse has bolted. The military-industrial complex is now the ultimate power in America, directly or indirectly. Nearly all Federal politicians worship at its temple in the Pentagon.
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@BrendanEich What was once the most urgent message of an American President is now absent from our political discourse. It can't even be called forgotten. "Comfortably numb" is the best description I can think of.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Underapprexiated and damn near spot on speech.
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I recommend the documentary, "Why we Fight." Eisenhower's speech on the Military-Industrial complex is at the start of the film. The "business of war" and the U.S. governments involvement is explained.
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However ... this is the president that gave Allen Dulles’ CIA free rein to topple governments, and outright ordered assassination of elected president of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Guatemala coup was to coddle favor with United Fruit, whose lands were seized by President Arbenz.
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I wish we had listened to him.
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Believe Dems like me like Ike more than today’s Republicans!!!
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Neither Ike, Reagan, or Nixon could win a primary to run for dog catcher in today's republican party.pic.twitter.com/32pn79TYS7
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country got to interested in saying we R great instead of being great . Politicians pandered themselves into corners they can't escape special interest invaded we allowed a republican
#FCC to say it was ok 4#TV 2 lie 2 us we handed over our#democracy and never wiped our chinThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Eisenhower was one of my favorite presidents. Great strategist. Intelligent. Honest & frank. Humble. He also knew human nature. Liberating the Nazi camps, he is said to have had it filmed & photographed because "the sons of bitches will deny it happened."
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There have been a few people that tried to warn us. In our collective ignorance, we did not listen sad to say.
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And Ike was so right. Look at the disastrous wars we have started/been in since Ike. Not being at war hurts the MI complex. The only solution: bring back conscription.
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He should’ve looked no further than his own Secretary of State. His foreign policy was a disaster. I’m sure the people of Guatemala and Iran would agree.
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Almost everything is underlined, though in different ways. So it doesn’t seem like an aid in reading. What was it for?
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If you read it out loud and pause at the line breaks, the speech is more effective.
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Exactly right. It’s like putting stress marks in poetry.
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