Sir WakWak on Nostr: “why is my government constantly exaggerating threats & telling me to be afraid? ...
“why is my government constantly exaggerating threats & telling me to be afraid?
It’s not just the MIC & its pursuit of profits.. It’s the corporate interests that say Taiwan must be 'protected' for its microchips, the Middle East must be 'protected' because of its oil, that Ukraine must be 'protected' for its rich agricultural wealth & the riches to be had once the war is over & Ukraine is rebuilt. I know there’s nothing new about this; I’ve read my Smedley Butler.”
https://original.antiwar.com/William_Astore/2024/01/08/the-madness-of-threat-inflation/
It’s not just the MIC & its pursuit of profits.. It’s the corporate interests that say Taiwan must be 'protected' for its microchips, the Middle East must be 'protected' because of its oil, that Ukraine must be 'protected' for its rich agricultural wealth & the riches to be had once the war is over & Ukraine is rebuilt. I know there’s nothing new about this; I’ve read my Smedley Butler.”
https://original.antiwar.com/William_Astore/2024/01/08/the-madness-of-threat-inflation/