The Sad Truth of the US Military Industrial Complex
The US sucks. Plain and simple. If there were villains in this world, the United States would undoubtedly be the antagonist. Its no wonder our influence in the political sphere has become just plain scary and annoying to say the least, especially with the results of last year’s election. Lets take it back to President Reagan’s secret sale of weapons to Iran despite the US embargo on arms. Wars are catastrophic and costly to both sides, however wherever there is cost, profit follows. While troops were slaughtering and being slaughtered, the suits in the arms industry were safely counting their millions. That being said, we can establish that the US does not wage war with the purpose of upholding American values, rather the US puts up such a facade in order to fill the pockets of the 1%. This is disaster capitalism, the ability to profit from catastrophe.
First we ask, who is the 1%? They are the ones who consolidate wealth, not by buying necessarily but by using their influence to seek financial gain. Here, we can apply that to the suits in Washington. Congressmen who satisfy lobbyist demands in order to deepen their pockets. The NRA for example, uses their lobbyists to prevent legislation from obstructing the restrictions we absolutely need in terms of the availability of weapons. It surely is not difficult to recall the countless school shootings we seem to see on the news every week. Now, apply this situation to the worldly conflict that rages on every day where instead of around 100 students are being terrorized to the millions we don’t see on the news, all because of the combination between soft and hard power, where the scope of influence galvanizes violence across the worldly stage.
The privatization of warfare is one of the many sad truths we encounter in delving into America’s presence through conflict. These money-making measures grow even more twisted if you think about it. To be able to profit from the destruction created between two countries sounds a bit nefarious doesn’t it? Where families are ripped apart and engulfed in the grief of their loved one not returning home to defend the so-called “great” country they bravely defend. The US fuels the fires that burns societies when it sells weapons to them, enabling the conflict to grow while concurrently. This dynamic satisfies the 1%, yet leaves citizens of the homeland wondering where their tax dollars go.
With America’s recent track record, it would be no surprise that our current congress would seek to expand American manufacturing through warfare, an eminent threat that sits at the back of citizen’s minds as he undertakes questionable procedures. Unfortunately, the legacy the US leaves here as of now is a depressing one, unwritten in history books and unbeknownst to the public, however growing more apparent as we see that the country we love is headed by a suit that would presumably seek profits that defy morality.
