Sunday, April 20, 2003
Unfortunately, there are always plenty of people who want war, who want it in the worst way, & who conspire endlessly to stir up enmity. Every bullet, every bomb, every gallon of gasoline, every missile, every rifle, every jet, every slice of bacon & every egg, every dose of morphine used in battle must be replaced. These are more easily replaced than soldiers (although they're expendable, too). The government simply buys more war supplies. So every corporation profiting from the sale of materiel to the military reaps a bonanza of gold in wartime, while the rest of us hypnotized mall rats reap the whirlwind - if we're unlucky enough to get caught in the atorm.
War is good for the economy of the rich. So good that sometimes winners lose & losers win in the long run. It is a demonic enterprise, a great business opportunity. & oh, ain't it like strawberries on a cheesecake when the vast majority of citizens need not sacrifice a thing.
Don't talk about justice & liberation for Iraqis. We could care less, except while we are temporarily mesmerized. Millions die in Africa from AIDS & tribal genocide & it doesn't even make the news in America (one has to tune in BBC). Because there's no profit in it.
