Wounded Warriors

I went to the Wounded Warrior page intending to make a donation, but the story of the woman who lost both legs was that she was proud of her sacrifice because she was defending America.  I can’t support that lie.  But can I tell her that her legs were lost in service to the war industries owned by the 1%?  She needs her denial in order to feel OK about what’s happened to her.  And I’m sure that’s what’s behind the people who are afraid of an “Islamic Jihad.”  They have to believe in it so they can feel OK about the wars that our taxes are paying for.  I know, at some level, they know it’s not true that the wars are protecting America, but like the alcoholic who can’t give up his addiction, they have to stay in denial.  I think that’s the saddest thing of all.