Show Notes:
Episode 66. War is a Racket
In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the book by Smedley Butler called War is a Racket.
Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing more than serving as a puppet for big-business interests. Widely appreciated and referenced by left- and right-wingers alike, this is an extraordinary argument against war – more relevant now than ever.
Resources:
War is a Racket:
https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.pdf
Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, war is a racket, & beating a coup:
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/smedley-butler-gangsters-of-capitalism/
War Is a Racket – Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket
War is a Racket : Feral House:
https://feralhouse.com/war-is-a-racket/
War is a Racket: The Profit Motive Behind Warfare: Butler, Smedley:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1434407004/ref=sw_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Smedley Butler – Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
WAR IS A RACKET by Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler (audiobook):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26O-2SVcrw0
Alexis de Tocqueville – Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Tocqueville
Smedley Butler and the Racket That Is War – The Future of Freedom Foundation:
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/smedley-butler-racket-war/
January-2023-Future-of-Freedom.pdf:
https://www.fff.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/January-2023-Future-of-Freedom.pdf
Task & Purpose:
https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose
https://twitter.com/TaskandPurpose
Tags:
#liberty
#freedom
#rights
#responsibilities
#personalresponsibility
#war
#warisaracket
#imperialism
#nationaldefense
#nationalsecuritystate