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It's an extremely swift read. Strongly felt, and strongly worded, written by a simple, straightforward, outraged American. Justifiably outraged.
In a nutshell: the unholy trio of big business, lobby-driven government, and military--has only one result: vile war profiteering.
The awarding of military contracts--underpins capitalism and has us locked in a vicious cycle which still goes on today (Halliburton, KBR, etc).
Butler makes a great point: after the Civil War but before the age of 'gunboat d ...more
In a nutshell: the unholy trio of big business, lobby-driven government, and military--has only one result: vile war profiteering.
The awarding of military contracts--underpins capitalism and has us locked in a vicious cycle which still goes on today (Halliburton, KBR, etc).
Butler makes a great point: after the Civil War but before the age of 'gunboat d ...more
Maybe a short read but one that proves that universal truths of human society are exactly that - universal truths. Of course old saying that history repeats itself also gets proven together with another observation - history repeats itself because people do not want to learn or read.
When called to take part in something under the boom of loud patriotism, take a step down and do wonder what is going on and who actually is doing the work, for whom and why.
Highly recommended.
When called to take part in something under the boom of loud patriotism, take a step down and do wonder what is going on and who actually is doing the work, for whom and why.
Highly recommended.
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