Dumbass Americanus
August 18, 2021
According to an opinion poll I saw yesterday, there has been a twenty percentage point increase just in the past week in the number of Americans who believe that “we” should stay in Afghanistan.
The typical dumbass American apparently “thinks” as follows:
- The twenty year war in Afghanistan (Longest in American history) had no benefit whatsoever to anyone in America except for the corrupt and sinful military-industrial complex and its political sponsors.
- Thousands of American soldiers were deceived and lied to and died for nothing. Several times that number were maimed for life, physically and mentally. They are not heroes; they are pathetic dupes and pawns. All so that inside-the-beltway millionaires and billionaires could become even richer, live in even bigger mansions, and buy even bigger yachts.
- Therefore, young American soldiers need to keep on dying for nothing forever so that “we” can stay in Afghanistan until kingdom come.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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