Marine corps general Smedley Butler - the soldier that woke up

[markofan]

http://www.warisaracket.org/dedication.html

[markofan]

i wonder what he would have preferred as an alternative to capitalism?

The type of capitalism Butler is referring to is what we now call crony capitalism where corporations are tied at the hip to government.   Also known as fascism, as defined by Mussolini.

 

[Pray_4_War]

Marines are not soldiers.

[LittleJ]

Marines are not soldiers.

Yes Marines are Marines
Army/National Guard are soldiers
Airforce are airmen
Navy are sailors

[Natural Man]

in all times, soldiers have always been mercenaries , paid by the richest , strongest, to defend them from the poorer, weakest.

That's nature. An intelligent, philosophical soldier always end killing himself . Most soldiers are guys nobody know what to do with and are sent in the army by their own family to bring some money in. Needless to say if they die...well, at least family keeps getting the money.

Now im grown up and figured the ways of this world, i have 0 compassion for cops or military. They re all assholes.