Don't be afraid of boogeymen, these bastards are real, they were the ones Eisenhower warned us about...and they own our damned government - lock, stock and barrel.
In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ike's frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern system--and the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.
The Tyranny of Defense Inc. by Andrew J. Bacevich
h/t to teacherken for the Bacevich quote and link.
More from teacherken:
Ponder that for moment - a military hero, in 1953, was arguing that the diversion of resources away from social purposes to the destructive purposes of war depletes rather than enhances the nation's strength. In other words, it makes us LESS secure.
Further examples of egregious, aggressive and militaristic misbehavior on the part of our government:
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