The Dig: Troop Veneration and US Empire with Catherine Lutz
The protest movement against the onset of the Iraq War was countered by a call to “support our troops” from militarists on the Right. But venerating American soldiers is not about supporting actual American soldiers; it's a rhetorical device to preclud...
January 4, 2018
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January 4, 2018
The Dig: Troop Veneration and US Empire with Catherine Lutz
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The Dig: Troop Veneration and US Empire with Catherine Lutz
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<span>The protest movement against the onset of the Iraq War was countered by a call to “support our troops” from militarists on the Right. But venerating American soldiers is not about supporting actual American soldiers; it's a rhetorical device to preclude questioning or criticism of the wars they are sent to fight. In a face-to-face interview at Brown University’s Watson Institute, anthropologist Catherine Lutz discusses John Kelly’s recent diatribe, </span><span>Khizr Khan</span>, Trump’s attack on protesting NFL players, and the roots of it all in the Nixon administration’s response to GI rebellion against the Vietnam War. Thanks to our supporters at Verso Books. Check out <i>How Will Capitalism End? Essays on a Failing System</i> by Wolfgang Streeck <a href="http://versobooks.com/books/2519-how-will-capitalism-end" rel="nofollow">versobooks.com/books/2519-how-will-capitalism-end</a> And support us with $ at <a href="http://patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/TheDig</a>
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