No Vote For Democrat Ed Markey In The Massacusetts Special Senate Election June 25th

And here are good reasons why-  

"Please vote for Ed Markey for U. S. Senate Election Day June 25--response to Peace Action":

It is astonishing that Mass. Peace Action supports Ed Markey’s re-election to the Senate as a so-called peace candidate, primarily because he is better on some issues than his rival, Gomez. “He has been a champion in the U.S. Congress for nuclear disarmament, for addressing the climate crisis, and for shifting military spending to human needs. His record and positions on key issues domestic and foreign are far better than his Republican opponent, Gabriel Gomez.”

Of course, when it comes to expanding real wars, our guy supports sending arms to Syrian rebels and doesn't rule out a no-fly zone. What a peace candidate! Oh yes, another minor point is his staunch support for Israel (and war with Iran). “It is true that on a few issues Senator Markey has voted and will be likely to vote in ways which have and will disappoint us. His positions are consistent, for example, with the 98 Senators (including both of our current senators, unfortunately) who passed a resolution urging total support for lsrael in any military attack on Iran.”

But we must function in the realpolitik world of lesser evilism, where, of course, no one is perfect. “In the real world, however we must avoid making the perfect the enemy of the good”. So let’s continue promoting the warmakers and spymasters, like our Commander-in-Chief, and surprise – get unfettered war and destruction in the interests of the wealthy and powerful.

This reinforces a corrupt, oppressive system and does nothing to build an independent mass movement, our only hope for real change.

Marilyn