Activists blocked a bomb shipment to Palestine
we should be inspired
Hii, I’ve been trying to hydrate more. Today I’m sharing my feelings about activists blocking the shipment of Bombs to Palestine. Onto the news…
News that reminded me I used to drink dirty beer
Seventy-five youth activists blocked the entrance of a Boeing building in so called St. Charles, Missouri to prevent the delivery of bombs to Palestine. I’m very proud of these youth activists for doing what they can do to stop the genocide in Palestine. When I was their age I was attempting to perfect the craft of throwing a ping pong ball into a plastic cup of dirty beer to win beer pong games. So I’m inspired by their decision to spend their days preventing a weapons manufacturer from killing more people instead of drinking dirty beer. We can all learn from these youth activists who said, “until Congress blocks the bombs, we will”.
Congress is not here to make our lives good or prevent genocide, they are here to go viral on Twitter and make money for corporations. That’s why they can agree to fund the military and not anything we the people find useful. Never in my life have I ever ever woken up in the morning and thought, you know what I need more of? Bombs. I’ve not talked to a lot of other people about their need for bombs in their daily life but I’m sure most of them will agree that it’s not a necessity. Most people would love to not worry about food, housing, and healthcare. Yet congress continues to fund bomb makers because those are their real bosses.
We shouldn’t expect the financiers of the bomb makers to block the bombs. That’s like asking someone who paid for a rager to shut down their rager. They are not going to do it. The United States’ imperialism depends on war because people will not happily give up their homes and lives to colonizers. People won’t even tolerate their roommates eating their yogurt. So yes, if you want other people’s property, which is literally the United States’ brand, you have to force them. Bombs, unlike universal healthcare, are very effective at forcing people to do things they don’t want to do and that’s why they shouldn’t be built. The only bombs that we need are bath bombs.
That’s why it’s so important for us to be inspired by these youth activists. Congress might fund the bombs but members of congress don’t actually work. Unless you count Marjorie Taylor Greene spewing nonsense into a mic as work. Congress doesn’t work in the factories that make the bombs or deliver the bombs. We do! I mean not me specifically, I mean we as the people. Most of my work involves trying to make sad things funny and eating flour tortillas from the bag.
Nonetheless, we the people have the power to stop not just the Palestinian genocide, but the Congolese genocide and imperialism everywhere if we decide we want to block the bombs and other weapons. These activists were able to prevent the day’s shipment of bombs from leaving Boeing proving that we do have the power. I’m not surprised by these young activists' success because I’ve seen college students plan and execute a beer pong tournament.
That’s it for the news, but don’t go yet
Learn more about the ongoing genocide in Congo with this video.
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Last week on TikTok I posted a video of a joke I made about the United Nations two years ago which is still applicable.
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Thank you for another excellent column, Marcela! The lack of focus in Western media on the Congo genocide is both predictable and infuriating! And yes, kudos to all the young people who are standing up forcefully and forthrightly for what is right! Keep up the great work...and enjoy the tortillas! :-)