The Smedly Butler thread, Where the violence of capitalism whispers on the wind.

[K-Dog]

Smedly can be introduced later, by myself or someone else.  What is important is the game Smedly exposed.  A game that plays on.

Confessions of an economic hit man.  I don't have to tell readers here who John Perkins is.  John is a modern Smedly Butler.

The death economy is a doom economy. The doom economy is a death economy.  The death economy is a doom economy ...........................

Degrowth?  What do you mean de-growth?  People here are hungry!

* I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism [corporatism]. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents. - Smedly Butler

Forty minutes in John mentioned Milton Freedman.  Milton, a professional absurdist, hoodwinked America with reeking bullshit in 1976.  De NEOLIBERAL shift.  Which predated the post 9-11 Neocon diarrhea we suffer from to this day.  1976, another day when the Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists of the world mistook audacity for truth.

In related news:

"..the Kiev regime is drafting people over 40 years old, as the Ukrainian youth has already been "successfully" sacrificed for the NATO interests.."

[RE]

Currently under "Where wars are happening right now" Google lists 17 conflicts Smedley would introduce into evidence.
 
Wars happening right now
From sources across the web
Yemen
Ukraine
Afghanistan
Syria
Ethiopia
Haiti
Iran
Myanmar
Azerbaijan
Boko Haram insurgency
Iraq
Libya
Pakistan
Somali Civil War
Somalia
Sahel
Sudan

Note that Israel-Gaza is NOT listed in this Google search!!!

RE