Trump’s war rhetoric hides a deeper truth about modern conflict – it’s rewarding defence giants, energy markets and political power while ordinary people pay the price.
This is an excellent article. The US in particular, is a society predicated - that is structured - on war. Its economy depends on war. And the narrative that is co-opted in the service of enrolling the public to support war involves patriotism, justice, safety, security and outrage at the crimes of others. All of these jingoistic utterances are meaningless and facile but they do get the public behind the war effort, and so they help the machinery of war run more smoothly. It may all be a scam, but you have to admit - it’s really well done.
Yes, the war machine is a scam, but agree that it is really well done. And we facilitate this through arms expos sponsored by state governments (such as the one hosted by the NSW Government in 2025), and AUKUS deals.
Ok, when I get paid, I’m gonna have to sign up for the paid version. I’m a carer for people who have dementia and so I work intermittently - gig economy stuff.
War and profit always makes me think of Bertolt Brecht's play Mother Courage and her Children, and I seem to remember a refrain of ' nothing earns profit like a good war' or something. To be honest, I have probably butchered and / or misremembered that quote because it was over 35 years ago in the last century that I was a lit major... But basically Mother Courage profits from the 100 year war as her children die as result of it.
This is an excellent article. The US in particular, is a society predicated - that is structured - on war. Its economy depends on war. And the narrative that is co-opted in the service of enrolling the public to support war involves patriotism, justice, safety, security and outrage at the crimes of others. All of these jingoistic utterances are meaningless and facile but they do get the public behind the war effort, and so they help the machinery of war run more smoothly. It may all be a scam, but you have to admit - it’s really well done.
Yes, the war machine is a scam, but agree that it is really well done. And we facilitate this through arms expos sponsored by state governments (such as the one hosted by the NSW Government in 2025), and AUKUS deals.
Ok, when I get paid, I’m gonna have to sign up for the paid version. I’m a carer for people who have dementia and so I work intermittently - gig economy stuff.
War and profit always makes me think of Bertolt Brecht's play Mother Courage and her Children, and I seem to remember a refrain of ' nothing earns profit like a good war' or something. To be honest, I have probably butchered and / or misremembered that quote because it was over 35 years ago in the last century that I was a lit major... But basically Mother Courage profits from the 100 year war as her children die as result of it.
And so it goes on as you rightly point out 😔
Never told me WHO makes a profit out of WAR ! told me "it" makes a profit out of war. Black rock Raytheon etc etc never mentions WHO !