JJP

On 9/11, we say #NeverForget. Never forget those who were killed. Never forget how quickly Democrats and Republicans joined forces to shred our basic liberties, usher in a secretive regime of mass surveillance, unconstitutional detention, and torture, and drag us into illegal wars based on lies that have killed millions of people and squandered trillions of dollars. Never forget how millions of us stood up against the hijacking of our national grief to serve the neocons’ agenda of global military domination, and how we were ignored and demonized by the political elite. Never forget how our Muslim friends and neighbors were targeted, smeared, surveilled, and falsely charged with crimes in the name of "protecting our country". Never forget how “patriotism” was weaponized to dismantle the First Amendment and crack down on dissent, journalism, whistleblowers and activists to this day, as we face ongoing efforts to criminalize our freedom to protest injustice, war and genocide. Never forget how both Democrats and Republicans set us on this course to fascism, which has culminated in our government openly supporting genocide of the Palestinian people. Never forget that being a good American means having the courage to fight for justice - not “just following orders”. Only by standing up to resist both war parties can we reverse the descent into fascism and win a peaceful, just, livable future for our children.