The reader who sent this question posed at left provided his one-word answer: Greed.
I’m afraid he’s right. As Socrates said, “All wars are about money.” And as our annual military budget gets ever closer to $1 trillion, all that cash needs a home, normally in proxy wars that are being fought all around the globe.
Of course, greed has horrific effects that push far beyond actual military hardware and personnel. Consider climate change as an example. Big Oil and its investors are profiting enormously from their actions that are warming our planet causing loss of land masses, droughts, fires, desertification, floods, loss of biodiversity, and ocean acidification. This, as our generals and admirals are aware, is in the process of creating huge national security issues as climate refugees are forced to emigrate from their homelands.
Renewable Energy
Is the Damage Permanent?
Nobody knows.
Without doubt, the damage is profound. The world has recognized that the United States is being commanded by a madman and has abandoned its place as the leader of the world.
As we look back across history, we see a certain shelf-life to democracies. It’s easy to believe that we’re in the final days of what became of ancient Greece. It’s also possible, as numerous scholars have asserted, that we’re on the precipice of the sixth extinction.
But it’s entirely possible that the pendulum may start to rebound toward the days of America’s greatness, the time of truth and fairness.
We’ll see.
Renewable Energy
Are You with President Trump?
A dwindling number of hateful idiots still cling to the ideas at left.
But what was once 77 million is now approximately 45 million, and that number is falling every day, as Trump leads us deeper into corruption, economic ruin, and the revulsion of our former international allies.
Maybe we’ll see a meme like this in a month or so, when the president’s approval rating has declined into the teens, but I doubt it.
Renewable Energy
Does Multiculturalism Mean Hating One Another?
As an archconservative, Sowell disagrees with me on virtually everything, though I normally can find some merit to his position.
That’s not the case here, where “multiculturalism, diversity, and gender awareness” mean acceptance and tolerance, the precise opposite of “hating each other.”
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