War Is a Racket (1935)
I read this and I think of the courage that it must have taken to write, however, I quickly realize that my thoughts are based on today&#x27;s mindset where questioning the government gets you labeled a conspiracy nut or traitor.<p>We have been warned by many about the military industrial complex, yet, it doesn&#x27;t sink in.<p>Our current president was elected on promises of ending these wars and somehow he will go down in history as the champion of military occupation and perpetuating conflicts in places we don&#x27;t belong.<p>Truth is that peace doesn&#x27;t make money, it doesn&#x27;t grease the wheels of industry, the difference is that where is the industry? It used to be that the US would at least benefit from the industry through employment and tax revenue, but what if the production is no longer in the US? Who benefits then? I can tell you with accuracy who doesn&#x27;t ..