tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28179110.post1408232114783383037..comments2008-07-27T21:46:18.526-07:00Comments on The Rag Blog: Quote of the Day - George OrwellThe Raghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15985130753260648425noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28179110.post-39325204973700710422008-07-27T21:46:00.000-07:002008-07-27T21:46:00.000-07:00Actually, war is a way of getting rid not only of ...Actually, war is a way of getting rid not only of surplus resources and production, as Orwell notes, but also of surplus workers.<BR/><BR/>Much war production is of things intended to be destroyed: bullets, bombs, MREs, etc. -- rather than of things which would provide comfort to the masses.<BR/><BR/>Karl Marx figured this stuff out a little in advance of Orwell.Mariannwww.awizardslife.comnoreply@blogger.com