Antipolitika #1 Anti-militarism

”We live in a highly militarized world. It is never really a question for the state and capital if that is necessary, it is just matter of level. How much militarization? The Balkans were always heavily militarized, even periods of “peace” were marked by a strong military presence in everyday life, and speaking from the territory which was once called Yugoslavia, and now carries a few diff erent names, it is clear that militarist mythology and general militarization always prepares society for new wars, and never serves to preserve “peace”, as those in power like to assure us.
The history of recent wars teaches us many things: it shows, once again, the real face of state and capital, which becomes that of the beast, as soon as masks fall down and open war is on. In those times, there is no need for sophisticated marketing tricks, the spreading of fear and destruction is suffi cient. War has its logic and that logic is already deeply rooted in the society, as it was preparing for a new slaughter for years. It is enough to say: “a new enemy is here and they are the real threat to your life, tradition, and above all, to national interests”! How many times have we heard that already?”