Major General Smedley Butler quote
Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 3 months ago to The Gulch: General
A friend of mine showed me this quote this morning. My first thought was this man does not understand Capitalism.
" I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism".
– Major General Smedley Butler (simultaneously the highest ranking and most decorated United States Marine (including two Medals of Honor) and Republican Party primary candidate for the United States Senate) 1935.[84]
We have the advantage of 80 more years to observe the traitorous banksters in action.
The current tzar system of appointed but not vetted by congress additional cabinet positions was used heavily by Reagen. While he did reduce taxes and greatly simplify the tax code, he allowed a huge increase in spending as well.
Calvin Coolidge was about it.
Between the corruption and the frequent use of US Navy ships and marines to install favorable governments, I don't think it is worthy of the name of capitalism.
Jan