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What does it mean?
Capitalism uses money to stop people from resisting militarism.
In plain terms
Money bribes people to accept war.
What can you take from it?
Look beyond bribes to see the danger.

Where it applies

  • anti war movements
  • economic critique

Putting it to work

  • reject economic coercion

Questions to consider

  • How does money influence policy?
  • Who benefits from war?

Another view

It reduces all support for war to bribery.

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