I just had to write something on the insanity of the military industrial complex and how they profit only from war, not peace. I posted on Facebook on the weekend right after the bombing of Syria after the alleged gas attack that the US had substantial evidence for that we have yet to see that military contractors stocks would go up after the US attack on Damascus.
And I was right. Let's take a look at and analyze the most significant companies and their share prices after things happen in the geopolitical chess game. I have used Lockheed Martin as the example, and you can then spot the similarities with the other defence stocks. There is also another part to it as well as the shares are publicly traded, and in some stock selloffs, all stocks will go down.
All that this conclusion comes down to is that weapons manufacturers need people to kill each other and they use politicians and governments with their military partner's lobby to make enemies all the time. You have to scare people to build up arms protection for both offence and defence. If we all can be at peace, then these companies would be bankrupt as they only make money when someone drops bombs on someone and people kill each other in civil or national wars between nations.
That's why these companies need the world to be in a constant state of fear, chaos and war!
Peace, Love and Voluntaryism,
John