War War is Stupid and People are Stupid

Trump is still in office. Of all the things labelled with that most overused of overused words, "amazing," THIS fact is perhaps most worthy of the word. And he's showing again and again the kind of support for the issues and the people who, (allegedly), got him the position. I still don't think there are enough reactionary douchebags in the U.S. or the whole world to get a guy like this voted into office but then I've never been to most of the states that were reported to be instrumental in his presidential victory. If you can't tell from the carefully worded start to this post, I don't believe for a second Heir Strumphmeister was fairly elected as president. But I haven't believed many of the elections in North America since I started following politics. (For the purpose of this post I'll say I have no idea about the elections in Mexico. You'll understand that later). I KNOW for a fact two elections in the States were faked. And the same number in Canada. This is in all probability the third for the US. But what do I know? It could be way more than that. I'll eat my underwear if it's less. How long before people stop nervously clutching their cherished belief that there actually exists a democracy in the North America? Actually, for all I know there could be one in Mexico, but then who the hell cares that they're part of North America? Do you think of them when you hear "North America?" Do you even think of Canada? The Mexicans might just be the most democratic nation of the three for all I know! Maybe that's why I DON'T know!

 

As for the States, apparently the very far right got Pumpkinhead elected and it was in the states that I've never experienced. I've only been just over the border to where Americans are very much like Canadians. Not down to where people are pluckin' at banjos and telling outsiders to squeal like a pig. So this would make him the president of the American reactionary douchebag. POTARD for short.

 

War Dogs. The bad guy in that movie. When he was arrested, did the arresters ask themselves, "Should we give him 4 years in prison or 4 years in office? In case you haven't seen it, it's a true story about one of these anti-social psychopathic guys who has no empathy for even the closest people in his life and how he became a huge hit in the anti-social, fuck everybody but you, business world. It's actually not a recent story either. The environment today is worse.

The very beginning of the movie is a stating of a fact that puts a whole lot of things abruptly and harshly into perspective. It's not a new fact but it's stated in a more matter of fact factual way. "What do you know about war? They'll tell you it's about patriotism, democracy, or some shit about the other guy hating our freedom. You wanna know what it's really about?" 2 million soldiers fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. One soldier's gear costs $17,500. It cost 4.5 BILLION dollars each year just to pay the air conditioning bills of these wars. War is an economy. Anyone who tells you otherwise is in on it, or stupid."

There aren't many things you can say about one country that include the phrase "more than all other countries combined." For instance, my country, Canada, has more lakes than all other countries in the world combined. Nobody knows that. Not even Canadians. Cuz we don't like to brag. But it's true.

It follows that Canada has more private fishing licences per capita than any other nation. It would be almost impossible, due to our low population, to have more fishing licences than all other countries combined, but just about everybody has one in Canada.

Australia plays more sports than any other country. For a country of 24 million, Australia punches well above its weight. They've won the World Cup in Cricket, Rugby League and Union, Netball, Softball, Women's Basketball as well as the Asian Cup in Soccer. Australia has dominated the medal tally in nearly every Commonwealth Games ahead of larger nations like England and Canada, and has finished in the top 10 in every Summer Olympic medal count since the 1992 Olympics.

You can't find an Aussie who doesn't play a sport. I've met a ton and never one who doesn't play a sport.

China executes more people every year than the rest of the world combined. And, as I have reported, albeit a bit tongue-in-cheek, they have ridonkulously low value for human life, other than their own. I am not going to post videos of babies being run over and people just walking by, because I have standards. But I can think of only a few countries where this can happen and China is one. I'm not kidding, I have the footage. They don't wait for other people, they don't care for other people, they don't bat an eye when they see other people in obvious need. I have seen Chinese people helping those in need so I don't believe the entire country is sucked into this evil just yet, but it's rare to see the good Chinese.

And the U. S. of A. has consistently spent more on its military, war, and weapons of destruction, mass or not mass, than all other countries combined. They have more school shootings than all other countries. They have more personal guns than anyone. Statistically everybody owns more than one. And they participate in more war than any other country. Watch the movie "War Dogs." It's their number one industry.

What my point is, is that a country's number one industry has massive effects on the character and culture of its people. This can be said in large countries about their provinces. The province of B.C. where I'm from has been known for forestry for a long time, but the REAL number one industry is a smaller tree carefully grown in hydroponic grow ops in Kelowna and pretty much every city in the province. B.C. bud is our biggest industry. And it follows that the top two cities where people are likely to smoke weed are Vancouver and Victoria. Both in B.C.

Indeed the U.S. is actually the most prolific producer of products in the whole world! There is not a single person in the world who would guess that except maybe a soldier. What the average person sees is electronics made in China, plastics made in China, toys made in China, clothes made in China, machines made in China, appliances made in China, even food made in China, but according to this article, the U.S. outproduces China by 40%. It's not the most reliable of sources and it strays away from far and away the nation's number one client for manufacturing, but, I've already told you, watch the movie, "War Dogs." The U.S. manufactures more MILITARY goods than China manufactures goods. That's why it's not mentioned in the above article, because it's not something most people can feel overly proud of.

According to this article the U.S. has lost over 42,000 factories since 2001. The Chinese make five times the steel the Americans do. Technology, tools, clothes, the article lists all the industries that America has gone from world leaders to lagging behind China in, but it doesn't mention the one reason America is still kicking ass in world production. The Chinese even make more CARS than the U.S. now. Can you name a Chinese car? So how are they still outproducing China and why don't you and I see, "Made in the U.S." labels on very many items? Unless, unlike me, you have been on the market for a firearm or ammunition lately.

So then, the question begging to be asked is, "How does this affect the culture of the U.S.?" I think the world has seen repeated and blatantly obvious examples of the effects of being a country obsessed with war. Las Vegas is just the latest example. Ironically, in the movie, "War Dogs," you find out that Las Vegas is the home of massive weapon shows every year. But the U.S. is not going to put any restrictions on its number one industry, public or national. Just like the Japanese won't abandon electronics, Russia won't abandon natural gaz, the U.S. won't abandon war as its number one resource. They will find newer and more convincing ways to justify it, but they won't abandon it. They have abandoned all their other industries to strengthen it. They've basically put most of their eggs into the war basket. In all other industries, there's some other country that can outperform them. Wait, no, in healthcare costs, private prison and war. And, again, we can see the obvious results of all three. But I'm ripping on war right now.

It is NO coincidence that the POTARD is Donald Trump, a guy who has already shown no hesitance to blow some shit up. So, Trevor, when you ask when the time is to seriously talk about gun control in the U.S., this is probably your answer. Not until they totally reverse their economic plan of the country for the past couple of decades. Until then, remain scared and armed. That is all.

I suppose it's safe to say that the U.S. is not ONLY depending on war for its economy. That would certainly be disastrous if for some reason there were no wars. And if the American government were honest and ethical in maintaining world peace and avoiding war, like they claim to be, it could be disastrous to their economy. If only there were a country to compare it to. A country that scared its citizens to death about possible invasions from, oh, let's say Greece and Yugoslavia just for fun, spent all their national food, social program, employment and development budget on building bunkers, training soldiers and arming the country to the teeth. Then nobody came to the war. What a sadsack country THAT would be! ha ha ha.

Oh, wait. That's Albania. Again, watch "War Dogs." But that's not going to happen to the U.S. They've perfected the anti-Albania plan. If war doesn't come to them, they just manufacture it. They're number one in the world at it!

So don't expect to see a drop in fishing tackle sales in Canada. Don't expect to see Australians staying indoors and taking up knitting. Don't expect to see the Chinese, well, bad example. We don't really see them doing what they do. One of the top reasons for secrecy and this crappy internet I have here. And don't expect to see the Americans getting along with every country in the world. They'll be in on wars they have nothing to do with. It's their bread and butter. It's their hot dog and apple pie. And, I hate to point out the obvious, don't expect anything but a coincidental drop in these mass murders in the the U.S. It's terrible every time it happens, but like the terrible storms that are increasing, try your best to get used to them. They're only happening because rich people want to get richer. And who are we to stop them?