Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Some years ago I greatly upset someone who thought I was making light of Anzac day. I am aware I might upset more people with this post. But as is my habit, I will try to speak truth to power as I see it.
Over the 10 years I have lived in this country I have seen the dawn ceremony changing from being one of mostly elderly veterans with some of their family bringing honour to their fallen comrades in ever dwindling numbers to a renewed patriotic display from politicians and military brass and a whipping up of those sentiments by the mainstream media.
It is no longer a commemoration but it has become a day for rallying. Rallying around the flag. Rallying around our politicians and the military and the quiet propaganda in the days before Anzac day whisper of new threats, new fears and a need for expanding our military.
Our masters are quietly preparing us for more war, more veterans coming home damaged with physical and mental wounds to be conveniently forgotten until the masters need them again for more war propaganda.
The best way to honour the men and women who died, got wounded went crazy on the battlefield is to prevent it from happening again but that is not our masters way. It hasn’t been for thousands of years and until we stop them it isn’t likely to change. Think about that when you observe the Prime Minister doing his song and dance routine and remember he signed us on to the biggest war machine ever in June 2012 with a brand spanking new Treaty.
Aotearoa: A Wider Perspective 
The ANZACs didnt make the sacrifice, they were the sacrifice!
You can see it more clearly now, how the war ceremonies were never designed for the dead . Not designed to “honor the dead” they are ritualistic ceremonies used to celebrate war, to rally, to campaign for the banksters perpetual wars. Where else would the bankers wars be running recruiting campaigns for its continuing wars without the “honor’ and ” glory”?
For is it an ” honor” to kill people?
Is it an honor to be killed for the bankers ?
To die for a lie( such as ” they have weapons of mass destruction”) is this honor?
Dead people are not honored by this ceremonial glorification of hate in action. Hate in action is the definition of war .
Yes so true.
There is way too much honoring war and in this forgetting about Life.
Regarding Anzac day should read “While NZ dis-honer the dead the muppet masters continue their wars.”
It does bring dishonor and the banker’s wars have been almost continual.