Damus
kingsqueak · 145w
If you have never watched this, sit down and watch it. This is the root cause of all the upside down world mayhem we are experiencing. It’s simply about money and power wielded by those nearly unaccountable to the citizens, whose entire objective is war.
gladstein · 145w
The documentary “Why We Fight” is based on this (epic) speech and is well worth watching 👌 https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_eae5d3891e21ad6f22080beb73d55d2e4da7c928d6f27e730461fa19ee3b74c0.jpg
Adamsmith · 145w
It's more than influence they run the show
nobody · 145w
eyes you diagonally with a small smirk... eyebrow raised...
jmateo · 145w
The MIC is the most powerful establishment in the world, and it's not even close
nobody · 145w
Yeah. Same day as this is released. 👀😶 https://i.imgur.com/18Nr5qy.jpg
⌜Jan⌝ · 145w
Checkout the book “JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters”. It starts with Eisenhower’s quote, and then goes onto discuss how much it was top of mind for Kennedy when he was president. Super interesting.
unclebobmartin · 145w
Public policy the captive of a Scientific, Technological Elite. I think he was talking about Climate Change.
unclebobmartin · 145w
I was 9 when he gave that speech. I've lived through what has happened since. I wonder if we'll ever see people of that character in office again.
Armq · 145w
We did it! 🫂
RAM02 · 145w
War is as old as time—it just depends what side of it you want to live on.
MAC · 145w
It is rare to witness prophetic people speak. Ever more rare for them to be president. I'm sure many of the prophetic individuals we learn about, it took centuries for the masses to understand the weight of their words.
Deleted Account · 145w
Insolvency. Bickering and hate. Techno-scientific elite. Unaccountable military industrial complex. All the writing was on the wall.
Phil · 145w
“Only an alert and educated people can keep the military industrial complex in check.” Unfortunately, many of today’s government agencies obfuscate facts and information from the public as if it were part of their mandates. They trump up issues of little import and make them divisive and overb...
nostrich · 145w
Eisenhower warned that "Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific, technological elite." It would seem everyone has been building a tower of babel for the last 100 years whether they know it or not.
WMatos · 145w
The warning regarding the Military Industrial Complex, and particularly the power of government contractors and corporations in the private sector over government, is a warning that rings true today as much if not more than it did then.
nobody · 145w
militarization focuses social movement on conflict of all varieties. even artificial intelligence development has the military industrial complex built into its model because its guardrails are designed to antagonize natural human interaction though language misuse. the new weapon is language - by p...
JoeFi · 145w
This speech is why my dog is named Ike!
Alex MacLeod · 141w
Go check the Biden families stock positions in armament companies just before taking office.. you’ll suddenly see why hunter was digging around in ukraine