Indeed ... there are a few behind the scenes that profit from war. I imagine the reasoning is ... well, if is going to happen, we might as well benefit from it. But it is a fallacy that war is good for the economy on the whole. It is not. War devastates economies. Countries are generally left bankrupt after waging war. Poverty stems from armed conflict and not prosperity. But profiteers will be profiteers. If we elevate the way we behave then they would have to find another way to profit. The pawns need to get smarter and not buy into fear and hatred. We probably would have a Starbucks on Mars by now if we spent more money enriching the human experience and not trying to end it for those we disagree with.
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In my opinion it's a lot more than a "few behind the scenes." Most of the conflicts are created, so that we always have a war. The Gulf of Tonkin incident is a perfect example of this. It was the excuse used to invade Vietnam in the first place. But decades later due to FOIA requests, declassified documents prove that this "event" was a false flag. This is merely the tip of the iceberg.
I 100% agree that war is not good for the economy, perhaps in a very short sighted sense, but ultimately it erodes both parties. Leaving each one further in debt and and a infrastructure that needs to be rebuilt, this only encourages more borrowing of funds. If we want to see the true culprits of these wars, we need only look to those who lend out the money required to wage them. If we ever want peace these people are the ones standing in the way of it.
It is uncomfortable to ponder that such duplicity exists on such a large scale.
Agreed. This is their first line of defense, for few are able to hurdle it. Thank you for the dialog.
You misunderstood ... this does not mean that I am not working for change. The Way is a quiet revolution. Change minds and you change the world. I write and I teach the best I can.
I would never accuse you of not striving to inflict change. I'm sorry that you read that into my comment. I was just agreeing with your thoughts, and stating that many people resist such ideas regardless of the evidence, as it makes them very uncomfortable. Sort of like the blue and red pill in the matrix, most people would rather believe a comfortable lie, than except a world changing truth.
I also hope for a quiet revolution, not through forcing people to accept things, but rather to give them permission to question those who have lied to us countless times. I hope to unshackle a few minds through gentleness, not coercion. That being said I do recognize the value of violence, but only when used in defense of yourself or another, whenever possible I have and would much rather use words and psychological means to dissuade a would be assailant. Unfortunately that is not possible 100% of the time, although thankfully for me it has and I'm very thankful for not having to shed the blood of another. I pray that it stays that way.