Myself, I don’t think this is in preparation for imperial colonialism, which honestly is becoming to sound like the word “woke” now, but for the opposite side where the second I hear it I toll my eyes and wonder what dumbass take I’m about to read says.
It’s definitely a opinion piece paid for by people who profit from war, and is 100% just another ultra-capitalist trying to influence public opinion to make themselves richer.
The only ones who benefit from war are the dictators and shareholders of weapons manufacturers.
This isn’t “imperial colonialism” is “capitalism that profits on death is still good, full steam ahead”
Oh, by no means am I trying to be “both sides”-ing, it’s very clearly one side in the wrong trying to pull everyone off a cliff, and the other “side” (usually just a bunch of people with no official support because it’s not profitable to go against the military industrial complex) trying desperately to prevent it.
I’m just getting as tired of hearing the phrase as I am “woke”
This “divisive opinion” piece is preparing America to enter its actual Empire phase and begin a new wave of colonialism.
You sure put a lot more weight on some random opinion piece than I do
E: Also this was written in 2014… It occurred at the same time as they published (and probably wanted to promote) a book with the same idea.
Myself, I don’t think this is in preparation for imperial colonialism, which honestly is becoming to sound like the word “woke” now, but for the opposite side where the second I hear it I toll my eyes and wonder what dumbass take I’m about to read says.
It’s definitely a opinion piece paid for by people who profit from war, and is 100% just another ultra-capitalist trying to influence public opinion to make themselves richer.
The only ones who benefit from war are the dictators and shareholders of weapons manufacturers.
This isn’t “imperial colonialism” is “capitalism that profits on death is still good, full steam ahead”
https://theintercept.com/2024/02/10/erik-prince-off-leash-imperialism-colonialism/
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/rolling-stone-trump-mexico/
The actual article in question: https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/in-the-long-run-wars-make-us-safer-and-richer-1.1325949
ITs jUsT wOkE fOr tHe oThEr sIde
Yeah, while you’re sitting there jerking off in the enlightened middle, “O’Brien”
This article is ten years old, you know, from when MAGA was putting itself together, but you can bet your ass that idea is alive and well.
Oh, by no means am I trying to be “both sides”-ing, it’s very clearly one side in the wrong trying to pull everyone off a cliff, and the other “side” (usually just a bunch of people with no official support because it’s not profitable to go against the military industrial complex) trying desperately to prevent it.
I’m just getting as tired of hearing the phrase as I am “woke”