Megha Vemuri called out MIT for having research ties with the Israeli army and "aiding and abetting" the country with its "assault on the Palestinian people."
  • CalipherJones@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    "War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.

    …

    War like any other racket, pays high dividends to the very few. The cost of operations is always transferred to the people who do not profit."

    General Smedley Butler - War is a Racket (1935)

    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      18 days ago

      It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.

      I’d argue that health insurance also qualifies.