This is a fact that our political class has long deemed too unpleasant for the populace to swallow. What should be an uncontroversial observation of reality is therefore considered a taboo in mainstream political discourse. The Democratic party has long participated in this jingoistic hologram-weaving almost as enthusiastically as Republicans have. The only hope of salvation from our B-movie nightmare lies in having an opposition party that actually opposes this stuff. Those few Democrats brave enough to call for peace as a real policy goal have long been marginalized and mocked.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2020 10:30 UTC