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paleotn

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11. "God knows, no one else benefits from war." Your words.

Reply to PatrickforB (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 17, 2023, 08:40 PM

Oct 2023

Actually, sometimes, a lot of people benefit from war. Sometimes it's a necessary evil. That's an unfortunate reality of life on earth. Best get use to it. I don't think nirvana is going to break out on this planet anytime soon.

But I do agree with you on corporate fiduciary responsibility.

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Middle East War Adds to Surge in International Arms Sales [View all] PatrickforB Oct 2023 OP

Also a more rapid decline of the biosphere. 2naSalit Oct 2023 #1

Is that why certain folks are investing in weapons manufacturers? It is the way after all. Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #2

Yeah, when Obama was elected, my son had just graduated from college and was day trading. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #9

that is when it started. Guns and ammo sales soared. Gun nuts would be at Cabella's when shipment Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #13

Great, just what the world needs, more weapons IronLionZion Oct 2023 #3

In Ukraine perhaps? They seem to have a need for weapons. paleotn Oct 2023 #5

Nobody's forgetting anything. This is just a variable of which we should keep aware. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #10

Sorry, but some people cannot be reasoned with. paleotn Oct 2023 #12

I hear you. Greed, envy, wrath, pride, lust, gluttony, escapism...these are the old PatrickforB Oct 2023 #15

I'd say a lot of folks benefited from the downfall of the Nazis. paleotn Oct 2023 #4

Don't patronize me. And don't put words in my mouth. The article is what it is. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #7

"God knows, no one else benefits from war." Your words. paleotn Oct 2023 #11

Well, I have no problem with Ukraine and Israel getting more weapons. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #6

Again, as I say above, I am not objecting to sending weapons to help Israel or Ukraine. PatrickforB Oct 2023 #8

Thank you for the article hueymahl Oct 2023 #14