War is a Racket by Smedley Butler

War is a Racket by Smedley Butler is a famous speech denouncing the military industrial complex. This anti-war speech by two-time Congressional Medal of Honor recipient exposes war profits that benefit few at the expense of many. Throughout his distinguished career in the Marines, Smedley Darlington Butler demonstrated that true patriotism does not mean blind allegiance to government policies with which one does not agree. To Hell with war.

Butler was only one of 19 people ever awarded the Medal of Honor twice and the only person to be awarded a Marine Corps Brevet Medal and a Medal of Honor for two different actions.

After it dawned on him how his heroism and the heroism of the troops under his command had been misused, he wrote a book called "War is a Racket" which I can virtually guarantee you never heard about in school.

Butler concluded there are only two reasons to ever take up arms:

1. To defend the country against real - not manufactured - attacks
2. To defend the Bill of Rights

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[timsartsite]

so true...its too bad no one is listening.

[ljrow49]

Smedley Butler a true American hero.

[1961slam]

A couple of thousand of him and we can cleanse the country of the unseen puppet master's.

[MC91335]

@promiskept He died in 1940. You would think there might be some film out there

[whatifitwasyou]

@timsartsite Oh we're listening alright, and we're the MAJORITY. Don't be fooled by what the news is telling you (lying to you about).

[hawkerdoo]

Okay another dilusional lefty that thinks we can live by the government. Get the fuck off earth so the rest of us can live in peace.

[xhagast]

Astonishing!!! And absolutely true. WWI was a farce and if the US hadn't intervened WWII might not have happened. The US screwed around internationally for decades and historically war has rarely been anything other than organized theft. Or defense agaist it.

[justonefirefly1]

Thank you

[Geemonster69]

Finally a true presidential candidate.

[MNtruthSeeker]

THANK YOU SIR

[promiskept]

No man who has ever earned as many medals, ranks, and titles as Butler has ever denounced their manipulative power more eloquently.

Great job on the reenactment! Are there any videos or audio of the original speech online?

[SPCkeith]

yeah no more wars. lets everyone do what ever they want END ALL WAR AND TURN IN YOUR GUNS