War is not Fought for Profit
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9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM Posted: 6 years ago Do you consider a thief stealing from a grandmother 'making a profit'? No, he is simply violently transferring the money from someone else to himself.
Similarly, the US steals (more specifically extorts) money from citizens via taxation, then gives a portion of that to weapons manufacturers who rely on the government for this income and compensate government officials with kickbacks in return. This is a dual parasitic relationship that violently transfers money from people in the productive sector to politicians and weapons manufacturers in the parasitic sector. It is not profit, it is not production, it is extortion. DRUG HARM: http://imgur.com... Primal Diet. Lifting. Reading. Psychedelics. Cold-Approach Pickup. Music. |
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9/7/2013 8:44:26 AM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: .....Taxes are voluntary you mo'mo Thank you for voting! |
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9/7/2013 10:45:46 AM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: Do you consider a company selling a product for 50 times its production cost "highway robbery"? Why can a company do this? Because no one (i.e. no competition) can stop it. Same with thievery of an elderly woman. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 11:06:51 AM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: Corporate charity irritates me too. |
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9/7/2013 12:13:26 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: More like making an income then an actual profit. I wouldn't describe when I work that I make a profit. Profit is the return of investment on capital and doesn't include work/effort in that factor (A thief stealing from a grandmother does). If the person owned capital goods like weapons, and/or burglary gear then one can consider the profit. Open borders debate: http://www.debate.org... |
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9/7/2013 1:10:18 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 8:44:26 AM, TheHitchslap wrote:At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: Going to jail if you don't do something doesn't make it voluntary. Either way you are being coerced. |
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9/7/2013 1:34:48 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 12:13:26 PM, darkkermit wrote:At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote:Profit is the return of investment on capital and doesn't include work/effort in that factor (A thief stealing from a grandmother does). I believe it's a tad more accurate to say that profit is the return on investment IN EXCESS of the costs (i.e. the work/effort). At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 1:50:12 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 8:44:26 AM, TheHitchslap wrote:At 9/7/2013 6:37:02 AM, Wallstreetatheist wrote: Argue that taxation is justified if you wish, but don't insult our intelligence by arguing that it's voluntary. : At 5/13/2014 7:05:20 PM, Crescendo wrote: : The difference is that the gay movement is currently pushing their will on Churches, as shown in the link to gay marriage in Denmark. Meanwhile, the Inquisition ended several centuries ago. |
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9/7/2013 2:06:34 PM Posted: 6 years ago Do people make profits from war? If the answer to this is yes, then wars cause profits to happen. So wars are fought for profit, at least a little. I didn't say that wars are CAUSED for profit, just that fighting them creates business opportunities for people who participate a certain way.
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9/7/2013 2:30:15 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:06:34 PM, Beverlee wrote: ^^this "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM Posted: 6 years ago Make no mistake, most "wars" or policing actions that the united states has participated in/lead have not been for our benefit. The only one that comes close to that is afghanistan and that was because it was a safe haven for al-qaeda, a terrorist group that attacked us on our own soil. So we obviously had a score to settle.
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9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: I dispute this claim. The US benefited via successful prosecution of the various wars it's found itself involved in since WWII. If Korea and Vietnam were not successful, then that entire region would be under USSR influence today. I remember someone (I think wnope) on a different thread made a point as to how the US projects power through advantageous trade relationships with "nations of the free world". Ah, here it is. http://www.debate.org... At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Hence the keyword of most, vietnam, korea, and afghanistan were for our benefit. Korea arguably, and in analysis, benefired south korea more then it did us. "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: I still disagree with your statement, and at this point, you haven't brought forth anything to refute any of my assertions. I would say that most US wars have been fought FOR our benefit. IMHO the key word of disagreement in your original statement is "not". At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 2:48:43 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Vietnam arguably would have had the same effect if we were succesful. Afghanistan was imo, as I said, the closes to being purely for our benefit. We had a score to settle, and we settled it. The following rebuilding phase was imo an equal split for our benefit as much as theirs. If we had the balls to follow through and not back out when it became too difficult, the following occupation could have been a positive result "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Really? So South Korea being a thriving democracy and a strong capitalistic economy isn't self-evident? Are you purposely ignoring this?
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9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: How does South Korea's thriving economy and similar political structure NOT benefit the US?
At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 2:56:33 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:48:43 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Vietnam arguably would have had the same effect if we were succesful. Afghanistan was imo, as I said, the closes to being purely for our benefit. We had a score to settle, and we settled it. The following rebuilding phase was imo an equal split for our benefit as much as theirs. If we had the balls to follow through and not back out when it became too difficult, the following occupation could have been a positive result I would say that Vietnam was successful in that it directly contributed to the fracturing of relations between the USSR and China. It structurally and strategically weakened the most significant alliance made by our "mortal enemy". The only real unsuccessful war I can think of at this time is Iraq, although I'm sure there are others I'm leaving out. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: We are not arguing whether or not it benefits the U.S. but whether or not it benefitd the U.S. more. The only conclusion one can draw is that it benefits South Korea more than the u.s. given the alternative is a single korean country in the same state as South Korea
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9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: We are not arguing whether or not it benefits the U.S. but whether or not it benefitd the U.S. more. The only conclusion one can draw is that it benefits South Korea more than the u.s. given the alternative is a single korean country in the same state as South Korea Your assertion here is inconsistent with your original statement. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:14:55 PM Posted: 6 years ago *North Korea not South Korea
essentially Wrichrw we spend hundreds of trillions of dollars securing trade routes, providing the majority of defense capabilities for countries around the world, step in for violations of international laws, etc. and that benefits us more than it does those we do it for? Hardly "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 3:16:19 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Well I apologize for not being entirely specific in the message I was trying to convey. Are you going to persist in your semantical path or actually discuss the main issue at hand? "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 3:17:46 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:16:19 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: I was discussing the main issue at hand. Your statements are materially and significantly inconsistent. At this point, I have fully refuted your original assertion, and agree with your new one. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:19:03 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:17:46 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:16:19 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Ah then I see we have essentially nothing to discuss lol, as it would simply be the choir preaching to itself. I apologize for the misunderstanding good sir "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 3:19:57 PM Posted: 6 years ago Although, I will caveat that it is very difficult to imagine the Korean War proper helping South Koreans.
What helped South Koreans much more was reconstruction after the war. The war itself was a catastrophe for the entire peninsula. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:20:29 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:19:03 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:17:46 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:16:19 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Np. Sorry for being a stickler for clarity. =) At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:21:43 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:19:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote: But the reconstruction into the South Korea we know today was only possible because of the Korean war. "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 3:23:12 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:21:43 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:19:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote: Well, would Korea needed to reconstruct itself if not for the horrors of that war? IMHO had it not been for the war, Korea's post WWII development may have resembled more Japan's Meiji era economic renovation, i.e. a lot less pain, a lot more reward. At 8/9/2013 9:41:24 AM, wrichcirw wrote: If you are civil with me, I will be civil to you. If you decide to bring unreasonable animosity to bear in a reasonable discussion, then what would you expect other than to get flustered? |
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9/7/2013 3:23:24 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:20:29 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:19:03 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:17:46 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:16:19 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:11:01 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 3:01:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:51:57 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:50:42 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:48:31 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:45:46 PM, Buddamoose wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:42:47 PM, wrichcirw wrote:At 9/7/2013 2:33:24 PM, Buddamoose wrote: Bah was my fault for being unclear. Nothing to apologize for "Reality is an illusion created due to a lack of alcohol" -Airmax1227 "You were the moon all this time, and he was always there to make you shine." "Was he the sun?" "No honey, he was the darkness" -Kazekirion |
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9/7/2013 3:26:38 PM Posted: 6 years ago At 9/7/2013 3:14:55 PM, Buddamoose wrote: It doesn't benefit us, it is about principal. People commonly claim we are not the world's police, is there anyone at this very moment who would do a better job that is willing to? |