Post 5: Anti-War Websites

Our world is no stranger to warfare, but they seem to like strangers of combat to fight their wars for them. From what I can understand, this is one of the points that Anti-War agendas in America have. It seems like governments responsible for these conflicts resort to violence involving millions of their innocent people. Loved ones die, families are broken apart, and survivors can come back with permanent injuries and/or mental disorders. For those who refuse to go out to war, they can be sent to prison with a dishonorable discharge unless they have a good reason to be exempt. American law traps citizens into being pawns so if we are fighting battles for flawed reasons, people will be quick to critique. There are sites like Anti-War (https://www.antiwar.com) and The American Conservative (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/web-categories/realism-restraint/) that are full of articles about these topics, but how often do they get mainstream attention? These sites have likely been shadow banned by Google because the government doesn't want this information out there. 

I have some theories for why they do this. They don't wish to divide the United States again. I'd assume that a civil dispute would greatly divide our country. If it got to the point where there are frequent riots, America would be easier for other countries to take over as it would cave in on itself. Keeping these articles away from the mainstream will help maintain their image of the American hero; someone patriotic and willing to die for their country. As we have seen in class, the government has always tried to play around the Constitution.  It is very scummy for them to hide this stuff from us and telling us what to believe, but the argument can be made that this is a necessary evil for the country to maintain its strength. America is at a fork in the road similar to citizens to be sent into war; don't fight it and have your reputation ruined, or do what you have to do in the hope of keeping your country alive. Both sides have flaws, but what can you do? We live in a flawed world?