A War economy

Sometimes I think the world revolves around a war economy. More war, more fundings. More war, more fuel consumption, more fuel production, more armaments production.

More profit.

Granted, usually it tends to lead to national downturn. But, there are always those that benefit from war. CNN, FOX, BBC. Check out their ratings during Iraq War. Suddenly they gave full coverage on the war. Doesnt matter the content. Doesnt matter whether it's biased.

What happens when there's no war? let's see...well it's the dream of many people. But think about it. No war leads to unemployment. No war leads to lax. No war means longer life spans. And in a world where death and taxes are certain, I dread seeing a time when 1 working adult has to support 10-20 retired persons, just because everyone's living to a ripe age. The pyramid will be totally inverted.

So does that justify small wars? Does it justify large wars? Hey, without WWs, you wouldn't have all these technological advances. And imagine if the world remains in a perpetual Cold War. No global war occurs. We build up, build up, build up.

Imagine the power of the dormant War Machine, waking up one day to give a nudge to the world.

Boom.