The commodification of modern militarism.
Western nations will produce a bomb and have six countries bid over which one of them gets to drop it on Donetsk. Meanwhile, Russians will simply build a bomb and lob it into Kiev. Since westerners are required to play by the rules of Supply x Demand, we have this bizarre incentive to constrain the rate of production in order to maximize the price of each unit of sale.
Crazier still, westerners will laud themselves for spending enormous sums on new equipment in a war that’s been deadlocked for almost a full year. So all this money is being poured into… what exactly? A few headlines about the latest volley exchange?
Crazier still, westerners will laud themselves for spending enormous sums on new equipment in a war that’s been deadlocked for almost a full year. So all this money is being poured into… what exactly?
Seems pretty obvious doesn’t it?
The pockets of the military industrial complex.
those weapons (what’s left of them) will also be useful for gladio part 81282.
Defense companies in China and Russia are mainly state owned so are less prone to the commercial pressures of those in the West.
Even the WSJ is admitting capitalism can’t keep pace with state-directed production, especially not at the scale of China and Russia combined. There may still be some hope left that the “realists” prevail and avoid starting WW3.
Or fascism lends a guiding hand.
Watching the west discover that the material reality actually matters has been the most hilarious thing over the past two years. All of a sudden these people are realizing that being able to make actual physical things is really important when you find yourself in competition with other countries.
Butbut…the are spending the most money on missiles. That MUST mean they are the best at missiling and automatically win, right?!
lots of people think exactly this unironically
“But…but…our spreadsheets!”
But they said that “USA! A-OK!”!?
Should’ve thought about that before wasting your entire supply on civilian genocide.
We badly need more missiles, there are brown people that haven’t been turned to ash yet! Did you consider that? Did you think about that you fucking idiots!? We. Need. More. Bombs!
