Capitalism. A good time to capitalize

Philosophy Forums Society, Government, and Economics
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Yesterday - 25th February, 2022.

A profitable day for the merchants of death - and those who share the spoils.

Top ten manufacturers of weapons of destruction.

Lockheed Martin Corp: Share price - 409.49 ▲ 13.78 (3.48%)

Boeing: 201.48 ▲ 3.05 (1.54%)

Raytheon Technologies Corp: 98.12 ▲ 3.87 (4.11%)

BAE Systems: 653.00 ▲ 30.84 (4.88%)

Northrop Grumman Corp: 409.73 ▲ 15.81 (4.01%)

General Dynamics Corp: 228.00 ▲ 9.47 (4.33%)

Airbus SE: 32.75 ▲ 1.54 (4.93%)

L3harris Technologies Inc: 233.51 ▲ 5.04 (2.21%)

Leonardo SpA: 6.95 ▲ 0.27 (4.07%)

Thales SA: 91.98 ▲ 3.62 (4.10%)

For Edwin Starr: That should answer your question!

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Governments and militaries also profit off war, don’t they?

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If by profits, you mean material goods in scarcity…

Yes. It’s called plundering.

Everyone on earth is guilty of it.

That’s why I came. To stop your hell. To stop my hell.

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Right

For socialists, everything bad comes from markets, nothing from government.

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The only reason the US wants to invade Arab countries is to build a pipeline to the UK. If they actually gave a shit about PEOPLE, they’d invade Africa.

It’s sickening to watch.

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Gloom,

I’m assuming you don’t know about the triad.

London is it’s own country. It handles the money.
Look it up, it really is it’s own country.

The Vatican is it’s own country. It tries to control spirit. Look it up.

Washington D.C is it’s own country. It’s the war wing of the triad. Look it up.

They’re the only cities that are their own country in the entire world.

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Yea, and now the US and its sidekick Canada are fighting with Russia over Ukraine’s oil.

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I know all about the triad, I knew that like 15 years ago.
It’s an overly simplistic way of looking at things, but I guess there’s some merit to it.

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These days spirit isn’t that important.
Spiritual religion is being superseded by material religion.
Scientism and woke are replacing Christianity.
A lot of churches are going woke.

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“Those putting out textbooks built the tanks.“ - my son

I pity the foo’s who think they can mess with my Father’s youngns & live to tell about it… without dying.

Frodo: ‘It’s a pity Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum when he had the chance.’

Gandalf: ‘Pity? It’s a pity that stayed Bilbo’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.’

Frodo: ‘I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.’

Gandalf: 'So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides that of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, in which case you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought.

J.R.R. Tolkien

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I must admit, I wasn’t aware of the Triad. What role are ‘they’ playing in this current charade in Ukraine?

Ichthus77, please can you simplify? Too deep for this simpleton.

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It’s your friendly financial advisor with a brief update on the profits to be made from the slaughter of the innocents.

1000 dollars/pounds invested in each of the listed companies . . .

Lockheed Martin Corp: +11%
Boeing: +11%
Raytheon Technologies Corp: -12%
BAE Systems: +79%
Northrop Grumman Corp: +14%
General Dynamics Corp: +10%
Airbus SE: +335%
L3harris Technologies Inc: -13%
Leonardo SpA: +150%
Thales SA: +40%

Initial investment 10,000

Current value 16,250

Profit: 6,250

Losses: Thousands of children, arms, legs, eyes, hospitals, homes, businesses . . . Sanity.

Laughing all the way to the bank. Think nothing of it!