tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post6471322696184179373..comments2024-03-28T20:28:01.733-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Bill Van Auken: The Battle for Aleppo and the Hypocrisy of US War Propagandamike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-82190758952687110522016-08-12T08:03:03.587-04:002016-08-12T08:03:03.587-04:00Not to defend Churchill, but the last war that tar...Not to defend Churchill, but the last war that targeted mainly soldiers was WW1. Modern warfare involves killing civilians. As always, it involves killing lots of young men.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-45056085642109957802016-08-12T05:12:51.274-04:002016-08-12T05:12:51.274-04:00When your think of all the wars that have occurred...When your think of all the wars that have occurred. The ruling class can take these risks because they think they will get away with it, i.e. they won't die.<br /><br />WW2 wasn't clear cut between good guys and bad guys, it was one ruling class against another. Churchill drenched Germany with white phosphorous bombs killing hundreds of thousands well before Germany started bombing London. The phosphorus bombs incinerated people to death.<br /><br />Churchill deliberately targeted working class areas to kill the most people because they were the most densely populated. <br /><br />The left has ignored Churchill's crimes because he fought the evil Nazis and won. <br /><br />Some people believed WW2 was a phoney war, because the ruling class on both sides were making an enormous profit out of it. The workers in the British armament factories were asked to put in extra hours, often for free, 'for the war effort', but the factory owners, the ruling class, charged top whack for the weapons. There was no discount. So much for the 'war effort'.<br /><br />The ruling elite are making a fortune out all this war today too. The Pentagon's budget is unaccounted for. <br /><br />I like to be an optimist, and we have the internet (for now), and so millions of people today are better informed. If we get through this mankind could be at a turning point. The technology is so good now. And the pace at which technology improves seems to be exponential.<br /><br /> Despite the maniacs that rule the US and Europe, there is still a lot of good will around. Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-48740180961781907652016-08-12T00:34:45.440-04:002016-08-12T00:34:45.440-04:00It's almost as if Washington were acting like ...It's almost as if Washington were acting like they were in charge of an empire.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com