i joined the military as an underage homeless kid in 1991. i can’t go back and undo that, however, i can help young people today understand that this is not a way out of the hellish future we see on the horizon. it’s still coming for us.
but we need more of us to take this responsibility seriously. we need solidarity in practice to build the kind of communities that fill the void for the sense of purpose and belonging that we are systematically deprived of by U.S. imperialism to make enlistment seem attractive.
it’s up to us. this is our responsibility if we really mean what we say.