Veterans Appreciate "Thank You For Your Service"? with Common Defense

from War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War · host Orli Matlow

Orli Matlow sits down with Common Defense organizer Michael Carter and member Susan O’Neill, who served as an Operating Room Nurse in Vietnam. They discuss organizing veterans against forever wars, authoritarianism and VA privatization, and what Supporting The Troops actually looks like, with shoutouts to Stephen Sondheim and Bruce Springsteen along the way. They talk the realities that lead people to join the military, the militarization of society, and finding hope in people—and birds. Theme music by This Revolution Production Collective. Follow Common Defense: Instagram YouTube Website Follow Susan: Buy Don't Mean Nothing on Amazon Website Follow Michael: Instagram Substack Website Follow Orli: Instagram TikTok Website

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