I remember reading this in my English Literature class in high-school and it stayed with me ever since. I always think of it when I hear glorified militaristic rhetoric. I don't know how one can read this poem and not reject militarism for the rest of their life.

Imagine having "zionist" in your bio – will come in handy when the trial finally takes place.

God bless you my friend, I've donated and reposted. Hope you and your family stay safe.

Commendable, but both the Netherlands and Ireland are the biggest investment / trade partners of Israel in the EU, so they could take at least partial unilateral action by stopping their import and divesting, which they haven't so far.

Any word that props up this warmongering agenda contributes to the violence we're seeing, starting from #Gaza.

Unfortunately, the EU's main narrative today feels more like a net contributor than ever. I wish we would resist and call out this senseless escalation instead of playing into it.

The bottom line, as the article puts is: reckless militarism "is only likely to lead to further violence, with climate change itself now increasingly seen as a driver of conflict".

It's clear to me that militaristic / securitarian rhetoric is the very antithesis to human rights and climate justice.

Every € spent on military steals climate resources, like already done by 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇧🇪🇮🇹 — alongside healthcare, education & social security.

Cutting aid condemns people relying on those provisions to either die or migrate.

But then govts cut migration routes and call for deportations, because "security".

Enter the climate breakdown:

Military is already responsible for 5.5% of global emissions (very conservative estimation).

Rearmament planned by *Nato alone* could increase emissions by almost 200m tonnes a year.

Each GDP % devoted to military could lead to up to 2% increase in national emissions.

Another sanitising term used in tech is "dual use", conveniently glossing over military's primary use: kill (or harm).

Any arms race in history has brought countries either to the brink of war or open conflict.

The consequence is always a loss of security — food, health, livelihoods wiped out.

The piece exposes the madness of the arms race we're witnessing.

In 2023, military spending was a record $2.46tn.

In March, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu unveiled #ReArmEurope, an ugly name reminiscing of pre-World War propaganda, proposing €800bn for military or, as the narrative goes, "security".