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tecelote

(5,122 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 08:15 PM Jan 2016

MERCHANTS OF DEATH

War profiteering used to be considered immoral yet today it is who we have become.

"...U.S. foreign arms sales, which surged 36 percent to $46.6 billion in fiscal 2015 and look set to remain strong in coming years, a top Pentagon official said." - http://www.jamestownsun.com/news/nation-and-world/3890604-us-working-keep-surging-weapons-demand-pentagon

They'll remain strong since we are creating terrorists at a record rate. Collateral Damage is the key to success. Just keep killing children and families and we can ensure more profits for years to come. For every family member we kill another promises revenge. The solution perpetuates the problem.

War profits should be illegal or heavily taxed.

Where have our morals gone?
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MERCHANTS OF DEATH (Original Post) tecelote Jan 2016 OP
Morals, unlinked from any causation, are arbitrary. Shandris Jan 2016 #1
 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
1. Morals, unlinked from any causation, are arbitrary.
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 08:38 PM
Jan 2016

Since this is the age of "Screw anything arbitrary", well, that's where they went.

Edit to add: Also, can I take a moment to about this entry. I realize that gun manufacturers are, to some degree, necessary but FFS this is disgusting.

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