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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
Indeed, I agree with you, there are many weapons of a non-obvious kind, such as when media or politicians "beat the war drum".
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An interesting book which I highly recommend is 'Axis of Deceit' by Andrew Wilke.
http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9...-whistleblower
Or... an SBS documentary on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMytuwY9F6Q
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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
Financing, as you have indicated, is a major issue, and has often involved nations taking out enormous loans in order to finance a military campaign ("money is the sinews of war")
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Yes, indeed.
And (well at least since the French revolution anyway) the money invariably traces back to one specific banking dynasty which has not only funded both sides of pretty much every major conflict since that time, is guilty of manipulating many of those conflicts into existence in the first place.
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Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
Wars are fought in many different ways, for many different reasons, as is beautifully argued in "A History of Warfare" by John Keegan, which is a well-written historical overview of war.
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Yes, and it is rare that a truthful account is to be found in the collective public mind, even when it is recorded accurately in the public record. I suppose the conclusion then is that much of history is in fact white washed propaganda written for someone's convenience. It's difficult to have this conversation with the majority of people because their world view is based on the premise that their version of history is more or less correct. The following documentary by the BBC is useful in establishing that that premise is in fact false. From there, the tapestry completely unravels under close inspection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjOH1XMAwZA
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