Antiwar

     Antiwar is something you will never hear the mainstream news talking about. You have to search for obscure websites to find strong opinions about antiwar views. One of the reasons for the mainstream media never talking about this subject is because the media is owned by corporations that have their own interest which usually run contradictorily to radical or progressive social change. 

    The biggest reason though, is money. Some companies profit during war time. Oil, weapon, and ammo companies profit during war and this means the United states as a whole profits. This is because the United states is the largest export of weapons so when other countries buy our weapons even though it is a war we are not apart of, they make profit. Since the government profits so much during wartime they try to silent people who have different views on war. 

    One example is the Iraq war. In 2023 alone, the United States provided $150 million in economic development assistance and $114.2 million in humanitarian assistance for Iraq. The United States puts interest on this money so as the years build and other governments need to pay it back the cost increases each year. 

    They also did this with the Ukraine war. The United States Imports from Ukraine was US$1.34 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. 

  

 This leads to increasing dept for the United States because they are giving away so much money and it takes a while to get it back.

    Something I found insane is how many different governments owe the United States. As of April 2024, the five countries owning the most US debt are Japan ($1.1 trillion), China ($749.0 billion), the United Kingdom ($690.2 billion), Luxembourg ($373.5 billion), and Canada ($328.7 billion).In total the United States is 35 Trillion dollars in dept! This is why they encourage more war because they know in the end they will profit since most of the fighting happens overseas.