suffering is always good for business.
war is the most signal example of human suffering being good for the hard faced men aka corporations.
the WW2 US govt built factories all over the USA often in locations to suit the Mfr's of planes, autos and pharmaceuticals etc.
after the war the factories, plant and infrastructure was handed over to the Mfr's who had planned for after the war.
despite billions of dollars in subsidies neither GM nor Ford motor co ever managed, or bothered, to build a useful tank in 4 yrs of war.
both GM & Ford carried on aspects of manufacturing in Nazi Germany from the early thirties until about 1943.
US banks maintained business in Germany all through the war.
US Pharmaceutical companies had research and manufacturing business in SS slave labour factories throughout the war.
All this, & more, was known at the time and since - no one was ever punished.
notice how in Britain a marine Sgt,
and in the US a SEAL Cpo were hung out.
In Vietnam Lt Calley, and a SF major were hung out. no Kissinger, Mcnamara or Westmorland in the slammer.
During Nixon's bombing of N. Vietnam, after he'd declared the war was ending, 1000,000 vietnamese and 15,000 Americans died.
this week is 75 years since the TOKYO fire bombing murdered 100,000. LeMay the responsible airman was promoted.
Harris of Dresden was refused a statue - but later the Queen Mum, Bless her heart, unveiled one.
