The Hands Off Movement Is Protesting Some legitimate Issues,
But the Support for NATO isn't One Of them.
The Dissident
April 6, 2025
But the Support for NATO isn't One Of them.
The Dissident
April 6, 2025
Recently, protests have been sparked across the United States against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, called the “Hands Off” protests.
I agree with Many of the protests' demands, such as the demand for the Trump administration to keep their “hands off” Medicare and social security.
However, on foreign policy, the protests do not demand that Trump keep his hands off of Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon or Iran but do include a demand that he keep his hands off NATO.
I agree with Many of the protests' demands, such as the demand for the Trump administration to keep their “hands off” Medicare and social security.
However, on foreign policy, the protests do not demand that Trump keep his hands off of Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon or Iran but do include a demand that he keep his hands off NATO.
Pictured Above: Poster For the “Hands Off” movment’s demands.
The longtime anti-war activist Medea Benjamin- who is sympathetic to the protests overall- noted that she was “deeply disturbed to see NATO on the list of items that we are rallying to protect”.
Benjamin noted that:
Benjamin noted that:
Many people believe that NATO is a peace-loving, defensive alliance, but the opposite is true. During the past 30 years, NATO has fomented a vast arc of violence stretching from Libya to Afghanistan, leaving villages bombed, infrastructure destroyed, and countless dead.
In this article, I will review the actual history of NATO in the former Yugoslavia, Libya, and Ukraine and explain why the organization should not be protected by protestors.
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