The International Peace Research Institute in March released figures on the world's arm sales. 37.9% of the world's arm sales comes from the United States: 20.5% comes from Russia, the number two exporter. There's been a 43% increase in U.S. arms sales since Obama took office in 2009. The estimated value of U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia during the Obama administration, was $115 billion. Pretty good for a peace-loving country.
Some may argue that arms sales keep the economy working (to whatever extent it does work) and gives employment to lots of people.
This must be the most sickening thing about capitalism: for it to work, it has to murder millions of people in the interests of competing sections of the capitalist class. Is there any better argument for capitalism's abolition?
This must be the most sickening thing about capitalism: for it to work, it has to murder millions of people in the interests of competing sections of the capitalist class. Is there any better argument for capitalism's abolition?
Steve and John.
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