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...question and answer session following the speech, one student asked what alternative Zinn would propose to protect Americans from terrorism...
Rather than going to battle to protect its citizens, Zinn said the American government has imperial goals in mind...
Rather than going to battle to protect its citizens, Zinn said the American government has imperial goals in mind...
Understandable—but nonetheless misguided. This unconditional devotion to the government is anathema to democracy. Blind supporters think they are being patriotic, but in fact, they weaken the institutions they seek to protect. If we don’t speak up against the ills of our own governments, we relinquish the safeguards of democracy. And if the government then leads the nation astray, we become complicit in its crimes...
...which resulted in genocides—and it is unlikely that either Israel or America will ever commit crimes on this level of inhumanity. But the point remains: when the people follow the government blindly and unquestioningly, disaster is sure to follow. Democracy needs a healthy opposition to protect it from itself...