It is worth remembering who profited from World War 1. And every war since.
Simply put; businesses, banks and their shareholders (who included many politicians). The bankers financed both sides of the conflict, and businesses sold equipment and weapons to both sides of the conflict, all the while pretending to be acting in the nation's interests and pushing for war. All these businesses and banks still operate today and are very well known names.
Four years later, with an astounding 19 million people dead and 23 million wounded, it was ironically named "the war to end war" (H.G. Wells). But profits had been glorious. Then, and ever since (including WW2...80 million dead), big business and banks (in collusion with greedy politicians and witless populations extolling patriotism and nationalism), constantly push countries into wars, to become ever more rich and powerful, at the expense of millions of dead and wounded...both soldiers and civilians.
Difficult to fathom, while researching this subject...but It was a fact then, and it still goes on today. They were, and we are, being tricked. Let's remember that, on remembrance day.
Simply put; businesses, banks and their shareholders (who included many politicians). The bankers financed both sides of the conflict, and businesses sold equipment and weapons to both sides of the conflict, all the while pretending to be acting in the nation's interests and pushing for war. All these businesses and banks still operate today and are very well known names.
Four years later, with an astounding 19 million people dead and 23 million wounded, it was ironically named "the war to end war" (H.G. Wells). But profits had been glorious. Then, and ever since (including WW2...80 million dead), big business and banks (in collusion with greedy politicians and witless populations extolling patriotism and nationalism), constantly push countries into wars, to become ever more rich and powerful, at the expense of millions of dead and wounded...both soldiers and civilians.
Difficult to fathom, while researching this subject...but It was a fact then, and it still goes on today. They were, and we are, being tricked. Let's remember that, on remembrance day.