Re: STAR WARS WONT WORK. THE END.

[BILL MITCHELL <ECWFM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Continuing his militaristic theme (without mention of marx) john said:

>
>	The point of continuing with defense expenditures to
>	protect us against missiles, after Russia and the US have
/	ceased targeting each other's cities, is to be as prepared
?	as possible for enemies with far less capability to conduct
>	an arms race than Russia.
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>	real weight. The real weight comes of knowing that
>	you must trust people in high office whose whole
>	pattern of life fits a model of responsibility you
>	keep in your head.
>
>	There are pacifists who have a certain logic that
>	may satisfy you. To me they are wrong on the facts
>	and wrong on the theory. Although we usually settle
>	these things at the ballot box -- this is one that
>	only history can settle. If you are right, life takes
>	on one more ugly aspect -- no honor, no sense, and
>	no defense. I hope history will prove you wrong.

THe only purpose defence expenditure serves in a post keynesian model is to
bolster aggregate demand. I saw the Falcon and the Snowman again the other day
at lunchtime at the uni. and it once again reminded me that the military and
the boys that play with weapons and secrets are wholly untrustworthy. The
pacifists probably would like to know which facts they are wrong on. In my life
time, were they wrong believing in the National Liberation Front in Vietnam? As
the yanks working with that corrupt puppet Thieu tried to overthrow a free
people with chemicals, napalm, and whatever else those in high office (who
were about the same time playing watergate - well watergate came after they had
lost the war and became a bit bored).

They probably would also like to know which theory they were wrong on. But i
suggest we set up another column on the net called war discussions.

Fortunately, with the environment being degraded by capitalism so rapidly now,
we don't really need the defence spending to bolster aggregate demand. there
are plenty of things to fix and plant and give people jobs doing with out all
this other stuff. maybe some public sector child care expansion so that the
children can grow up without the need to play around with toys like missiles
and that sort of stuff.

kind regards
bill
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