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Citizen Lars aka Larry Nocella's avatar

Superb as always, my friend! I'm glad you and a select few others are still sounding the alarm that War is a Racket. When I wrote my anti-war novel The Katrina Contract - because I was inspired by the superb Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, I felt completely alone. Hey everyone, we still remember war is bad, right?

To watch the cable news shows of any stripe, the war machine is just a sort of quiet background white noise. It's just there, always has been, always will be, not really noticed and not to be questioned. I spare a moment for those families who lost loved ones to this ruling class side project, quietly waiting for someone to call out this atrocity. Very glad you're doing so.

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Scott Bennett's avatar

Larry,

Thanks so much for the kind words! I feel you on the war machine's complete acceptance - not just in media but by the majority of the population. I hope that calling it out helps wake some people up. I'm also very curious about your book!

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Citizen Lars aka Larry Nocella's avatar

Thanks for your kind words. I wanted to make a statement about privatized militaries while also being thrilling. I call myself “a liberal Tom Clancy” at times. His books were all about trusting military power. Mine are the opposite. Check it out if you like - Kindle and Paper - https://amzn.to/4excWaU

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