Throughout recorded history there have been holy wars in which people have slain each other in the name of some deity who allegedly told them it was all right to kill.

And there have been countless wars fought over territorial rights by leaders lusting for unlimited power.

But the most depraved excuse for a war is the one that has become so openly prevalent today: the almighty dollar. Whether it takes the form of oil, or rare earth minerals, or land that can first be decimated and later redeveloped to produce unlimited income for the invaders, it all boils down to simple greed.

American sociologist, historian, writer, and civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois had this to offer on the subject:

“What do nations care about the cost of war, if by spending a few hundred millions in steel and gunpowder they can gain a thousand millions in diamonds and cocoa?”

– W.E.B. DuBois

Sadly, that is where the world stood in his day, and where it remains today.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
1/29/26