Some 50 years ago an American seer saw the inevitable consequences of global imperialism by the United States and the dangers of futile wars in the name of “democracy.” Lawrence Dennis made an appeal to reason that has even more relevance to the future survival of mankind today then it did then.
By Lawrence Dennis
The day of profitable exploitation by the white man of Africa or Asia is now over. From here on profitable cooperation only is a rational and practical objective.
The American people were sold two world wars on a general theory that a war to end war and the world rule of law could enforce peace with justice. As we have no often repeated, the craziest phrase or idea of the 20th Century was that of a war to end war.
The big U.S. idea [is that] the world must be unified by force: ours or theirs. This idea is factually and logically all wrong. But is now accepted as a 100 percent American idea. If you want to be a conformist and not a non-conformist, a dissenter or a subversive, security risk, you must subscribe to this wrong idea.
We are prepared to join with fellow Americans in the defense of this country against any invasion by foreigners in search of living space.
But we are indisposed to fight or have Americans fight to protect any other area of people from similar wars or attacks. For such wars, our advice is that we should keep out of them, try to keep them localized and limited, try to avert or to end them by the use of good offices and negotiation with both sides.
We want no part of wars to liberate other peoples. Let them liberate themselves. We want no part of wars to defend the status quo in other areas. The dynamics of hate and fear have run the West in two wars.
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