Summary: I had the opportunity to interview John Dangelo of the Anti-War War Vet (link in show notes). We discuss empire, honoring soldiers, Christianity, Lysander Spooner, and moral injury (see timestamps). 0:00 - Introduction 6:20 - Pacifism vs anti-war 9:45 how our freedoms and security are hampered by protecting our freedom through military action 20:30 - Diffusion of responsibility as cogs in a wheel that run the machinery 26:30 - inalienable rights aren't inalienable, as we don't apply them to other groups 31:45 - Smedley Butler 34:15 - Is war a racket? 41:20 - Taxes, contracts, and Lysander Spooner's "No Treason" 47:30 - Moral injury and the cost of state violence
