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26. "War is a Racket" by General Smedley Butler . . .

Reply to mstinamotorcity2 (Reply #23)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:39 PM

Jan 2015

lays it all out.

Profits go up exponentially for companies that supply the military during wars — 1000 fold or more is not unheard of.

That is one BIG reason why war is constantly advocated for, and why movies like "American Sniper" are put out to "brainwash" the next generation of impressionable young minds to fight in them.

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They glorify it mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2015 #23

"War is a Racket" by General Smedley Butler . . . brush Jan 2015 #26

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