Episode 44: The Dissenting Warriors of the US Empire with Chris Lombardi

In the Context of Empire

The United States has been at war for nearly every year of its existence. Nearly all of those wars have been offensive in nature. These wars have killed tens of millions of people, and traumatized exponentially more. While this acknowledging that the history of the US military is one of mass murder and devastation, one source of hope is the fact that throughout all of these wars, there has always been members from within the military who have resisted, and sought to undermine the efforts of the war state. Matt was joined by Chris Lombardi to speak about the long history of dissent from within the United States military. Chris is the author author of I ain’t Marchin Anymore,Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors. She also sits on the board at Center on Conscience and War.

Discussed in this Episode:

-Chris' background in and interest in telling the stories of dissenters from within the military and her work with conscientious objectors

- The connection between domestic oppression and resistance to dissent in the military

- Stories of various forms of resistance across US history from the American Revolution to the War on Terror.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

GI Rights hotline

wagingnonviolence.org

Chris' website

Our Work:

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