The Racket of Empires: Exposing how the military-industrial complex profits from human suffering
“The Racket of Empires: A Blueprint for Peace in 2026” cites Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler’s book “War Is a Racket,” which points out that modern war is not a noble struggle – but a deliberate racket run by a tiny elite of bankers, industrialists and politicians who profit from mass suffering.
The mechanism of the war racket involves creating massive government contracts that inflate the money supply, stealing the value of savings and funneling trillions to defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, while public infrastructure like bridges and schools is left to decay.
The U.S. military budget, exceeding a trillion dollars annually and larger than the next ten countries combined, is a form of corporate welfare that prioritizes permanent war over the well-being of American citizens, leading to millions of dead, wounded and displaced globally.
President Dwight Eisenhower’s 1961 warning about the “military-industrial complex” has been ignored, and the system is perpetuated by a corrupt “revolving door” where government officials approve massive contracts in exchange for future high-paying jobs at defense companies.
The path to peace requires recognizing the war racket as the engine of empire designed for profit, built on lies and paid for with the blood of ordinary people, and the first step is to see through the trick and refuse to be fooled.
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