JOHNSTONE

For A Westerner, Opposing The Empire Is The Only Path To Dignity

JOHNSTONE

Show Notes

"For us, opposing that river of blood is the only path to a respectable life. We have no control over the fact that right now we live in a society that is fueled by a system of imperialist extraction propped up by the barrel of a gun, but we can control our response to that reality."

Reading by Tim Foley.

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