Quote from: K-Dog on Feb 09, 2024, 02:24 PMIn a world of nuclear weapons nobody is going to steal oil.
You're missing the point. There won't be oil really being stolen except in superficial amounts, the reason is simply to provide a pretext for war. It might not be oil. The Chinese might be blamed for hacking the electric grid and that passed off as reason for blackouts occuring. Chinese are also a big part of the wave of refugees crossing at the southern border. Scuttlebutt among the right wing conspiracy theorists is that this is a covert invasion by the Chinese. The guy I used to work with up here buys this bullshit. He sent me a link to a Tucker Carlson interview with some biologist who is selling this fear mongering drivel.
War provides cover for the Elites and the status quo is perpetuated. Playing to Patriotism stops people from blaming the real enemy and the elites stay in power, in fact gain power. They'll declare war long before they'll give up their power, privilege and wealth. They always have.
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