Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "VICE News" channel.

So many of you commenters forget about the bankers and war profiteers. Sad.
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This is really good journalism, as in, you the viewer are also made to feel the heavy psychological effects of the ordinary people/soldiers in this wasteful conflict.
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Sad part is, the only winners of this conflict is all the blood money made for the bankers, weapons producers, and mercenaries hired to train or fight.
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That is the price we Americans have to pay in order to secure our national interests. Globalization is ridiculous since the beginning, when you’re producing products in a dozen different countries and having them shipped all around! One minor political action (civil war, corruption, etc.) and you’re forced to scramble to get your products “out in time.” Quite frankly, we’d much rather pay higher wages and benefits to a fellow American, than exploit a South Asian or Chinese or Mexican child labourer! The pain staking, incrementally built up manufacturing, and techno-industrial wealth in America is for Heritage Americans to enjoy! America only needs to import natural resources (I.e.: minerals) and thats all.
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There won’t be a housing crash because the U.S Dollar continues to drop in value. The increase in housing costs is not because homes are “getting expensive”, but because the dollar is declining.
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I would love to see an update on this topic of the American economy in 2023 or 2022. Fascinating stuff!
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@MrMarinus18 It's really not that complicated... If you understood basic American history, we fought a civil war in order to enforce high tariffs of imported manufactured goods. From 1865 to 1900, American industries boomed and prospered despite such highly enforced tariffs. And after WW2, our industries still brought us tremendous economic wealth.
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Haha, American built up its own manufacturing (techno-industrial) wealth with high tariffs, strong focus on education and vocational training. The wealth and jobs belong to Americans! America only needs to import natural resources (I.e.: minerals).
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Americans in general, regardless of political leaning, have gotten dumbed down a lot. New York City, despite collecting billions of dollars in tax revenue; cannot even pay for the maintenance of its subway system and new passenger railway construction without financial assistance from the federal government. All of America is being mismanaged right now.
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It is more than just the military action happening on the ground. These days, the real enemy does not lie on the battle front, but rather behind you with all those bankers and weapons producers.
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@desmo8755 The dollar decline is a big factor leading to expensive housing. We don't produce anything, our work force is sluggish thanks to decades of poor policy/leadership, and we don't produce anything of value anymore. All we do is take on debt and import stuff. Real Estate will hold its value as long as immigration remains high in big cities; while those who own land or property outside a big city are holding on to assets that can stay ahead of inflation.
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@bakenbeans420 No it is not. Its called not being part of the "sucker class of young men". Being forced to go fight in a war and get maimed for what? To make the world an uglier place and create more profit for the bankers? Hell no! War is a Racket by Smedley Butler
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@OrEe87 War is a Racket by Smedley Butler
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Unlike hyped up media and general public perceptions. Most U.S military veterans worked as cooks, mechanics, logistics personnel or rear echelon units that had no combat requirements at all (i.e.: Facility-HVAC engineering). I think it is rude to call recent U.S military veterans terrorist bums because of "perceived perceptions". Most men and women join up in the armed forces because they need a formal education, vocational training for later on civilian life, or because they do it for the retirement benefits. That is why the so called "investigators" cannot measure "extremism" in the military.
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You forgot to mention how the USA and NATO are also problem makers in Europe. As an American, I want to return my fellow soldiers, sailors and pilots back home, in America, where they belong! We are fed up with all the banker wars and profiteering of the weapons manufacturers!
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Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs did an episode of this!! The pig farmer started by collecting food waste all over Las Vegas in a truck and then feeding all that to all this pigs!
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@johnnotrealname8168 Okay, fine with me. You can suffer the consequences later on when a bunch of countries decide to economically "strangle you" and you yourself will will be forced to watch your child, parent, or best friend die from illness because all our products are made somewhere else.
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Nobody wants to see Russians and Ukrainians get killed or maimed in this meaningless conflict. What most people like myself are against is the profiteering of bankers, manufacturers, and munition salesmen who benefit handsomely from this war! Also, given the demographic blight of all of Europe. This war is only going to further weaken both sides of the euro population, which is by NWO design!
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