It’s been asked what are the implications of the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the Pentagon and its corporate allies?
1) They are saying that the military/corporate complex is in charge, and electoral politics mean nothing;
2) They are warning those who would criticize our foreign or domestic policies that the consequences of excessive criticism could land you in jail for the rest of your life, or that it could be fatal;
3) They are saying that our civilian judicial system is now subordinate to military control and domination;
4) They are telling the American people that dissent is dangerous, and outside the law;
5) They are informing the world that the true masters have stepped forward from the shadows to demonstrate that Americans are no more in control of their own government than the citizens of any fascist regime in the world;
6) They are reinforcing the concept that we are in a perpetual state of war, and that there will never again be periods of peace; and,
7) They are saying that obedience, and not democracy, is the order of the day.
