War is So Good...and So Much Fun

[alexamenos]

A really surprising article here -- "'America's Outrageous War Economy!" Surprising because it appears in a fairly mainstream venue, and surprising because it says what seems obvious to me but is very rarely said -- the good ole USA loves war.

....not that there's anything wrong with that. anyhoo....

....let's get honest and officially call it "America's Outrageous War Economy." Admit it: we secretly love our war economy. And that's the answer to Jim Grant's thought-provoking question last month in the Wall Street Journal -- "Why No Outrage?"

There really is only one answer: Deep inside we love war. We want war. Need it. Relish it. Thrive on war. War is in our genes, deep in our DNA. War excites our economic brain. War drives our entrepreneurial spirit. War thrills the American soul. Oh just admit it, we have a love affair with war. We love "America's Outrageous War Economy."

Anyway, ^^^ it's a pretty good read, but it's stuck with the typical JanettRenoesque assumption that profit motive is the one source of evil on earth. A better take on the subject of War as the ultimate Friday Night Football game is Chris Hedges' "War is a Force that Gives us Meaning," reviewed here -- link.

Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Only when we are in the midst of conflict does the shallowness and vapidness of much of our lives become apparent…. War makes the world understandable, a black and white tableau of them and us. It suspends thought, especially self-critical thought. All bow before the supreme effort. We are one.

food for thought.
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