#mike prysner

[thethirdman8]

Winter Soldier Testimonial

Mike Prysner

This will break your heart.

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American service members are quitting the military in protest of the US government’s role in the Gaza genocide. Dozens of troops have filed for Conscientious Objector status since October 7, citing the US-Israeli genocidal war as the turning point. Mike Prysner, war veteran, host of Eyes Left Podcast, and producer for The Empire Files, explains the growing dissent over Gaza among active duty personnel and veterans alike.

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"Up until recently, the Pentagon had been mostly satisfied with the war in Afghanistan. The United States was losing for most of the occupation, and they knew that, but a drawn-out conflict like that is still good for imperialism, even if you’re losing a war in some capacity. You have this extremely bloated military budget. At times, the United States was spending $400 or $500 million per day on expenditures just for the occupation of Afghanistan. It was a huge boon for the military-industrial complex, and it allowed the US military to grow its technological arsenal.

Think of the energy companies providing fuel to all the different defense contractors that maintain the bases. Think of the companies that were building vehicles that came off the assembly line at the factory and went straight into the roads of Afghanistan, where they would get blown up, sending the military back to the factory to replace them. Think of all the companies that made the bullets, the missiles, the tank rounds. Obviously, the defense industry has an interest in keeping the war going.

As for the officers in the Pentagon, they get their combat experience, they get their medals, they get their command experience, they get promoted, and then they go into these six- or seven-figure jobs in the defense industry a week after they retire. So there is no desire from the Pentagon to end it quickly, when an ongoing occupation is a path to building their résumé and to personal enrichment.

It was good for a long time, but ultimately there comes a point when it poses a problem for the empire to be bogged down in a war they’re clearly losing for twenty years. The United States is supposed to project power as this invincible military machine. At a certain point, the failures in Afghanistan and Iraq make the United States look weak and defeatable. It starts to hurt the image of American imperialism and the kind of dominance it wants to project in the world. And so the ruling class starts looking for other targets for regime change."

- Mike Prysner, from "'Antiwar Sentiment in the Military Is Stronger Than Ever.'" Jacobin, 19 August 2021.

[stroebe2]

“Last night researcher @JebSprague interrupted President George W. Bush in attempt to hold him accountable for his war crimes. This comes the day after @MikePrysner confronted him for his war crimes in Iraq.”

the way he just laughs it off... absolute demon. he’s still making millions in speaker fees when he should indeed be in jail or even better, dead

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[metoopotus2020]

When Fiction Becomes Reality - Game of Thrones Actor on Gaza

[redvelvetwishtree]

why is everyone so quiet about Mike Prysner? 👀