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2. Gen Butler nailed it... War is a racket to make obcene amounts of money for the select few....

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:01 AM

Oct 2021

And at the cost of the young on both sides....
In the 1950's Eisenhower was right when he said to beware of the Military Industrial Complex.
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The fascist tried a coup attempt before in 1934 with backing by the wealthy. [View all] Hotler Oct 2021 OP

More history not taught in schools... IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #1

Yep, never taught at my school either. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #4

Yes, I also learned about that post 12th grade. --nt IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #6

My high school history teachers covered a lot... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #7

Yes. For obvious reasons this is called by some The Business Plot. Hortensis Oct 2021 #3

Not to mention that German industrialists... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #5

And there were no consequences to anyone. malthaussen Oct 2021 #8

Bush Crime Family. roamer65 Oct 2021 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author malthaussen Oct 2021 #10

BBC aired a nice program on this buried history... Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #11