I often say that the main reason why war happens is because certain people want it to happen. And of course many of these people want it to happen because they're profiting from it. But if it were possible to make war unprofitable, then these individuals would very likely end their support for war and go into another more profitable line of business. It may not end war entirely, but at least it could make war less common. The question of the moment, of course, is how do you make war unprofitable? I don't know. But I do know I can do some thought experinments in this area. For example, what if there were some kind of technology that would render all weapons inoperable? If that were possible, certain people may decide to wage war with sticks and stones and hand-to-hand combat. But whatever the case, I say any reduction in war is a good thing. Therefore, finding a way to make war unprofitable should at least be attempted.
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Re: Unprofitable war
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 8:35 AMmaking war unprofitable is necessary to end it. Direct action is certainly one way. One of the problems is that companys like Chevron are making astronomical profits, so they will need intense actions before they say uncle. -
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Re: Unprofitable war
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 6:19 AMImagine that there was another line of business that the war profiteers could get into that's, say, 100 times more profitable than war but doesn't cause the misery and suffering of war. If such a line of business existed, the war profiteers would probably jump on it in a New York nanosecond and forget about the war business completely.
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