SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: CAPITALISM FEEDS ON WAR AND DESTRUCTION

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CAPITALISM FEEDS ON WAR AND DESTRUCTION The US-Israeli assault on Iran is not a conflict about security, nuclear weapons, or democracy. It is capitalism's latest war—a system where peace is unprofitable, and destruction is a booming industry. Political economist and political scientist, Dr Radhika Desai, explains that since the 1970s, the neoliberal turn has dismantled post-war reforms that had produced a rare golden age of shared prosperity. In their place emerged a system where deregulation, privatisation, and the relentless pursuit of profit became the organising principles of society—including the business of war. As she explains, when "defence production whose purpose is not the defence of your country but the profits of certain private corporations" prevails, catastrophe is inevitable. The numbers tell the story. On the first day of strikes against Iran, defence stocks soared: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX rose by 4-6 per cent, creating $25–30 billion in shareholder value in a single session. RTX, the manufacturer of the Tomahawk missiles used extensively against Iran, has climbed 110 per cent since 2023. The Pentagon now seeks $200 billion in additional war funding, on top of the possible $1.5 trillion allocated. This is not incidental. It is structural. The military-industrial complex, according to Dr Desai, is "a kind of trough on which the pigs that are the military-industrial complex corporations feed greedily". Cost-plus contracts guarantee profits regardless of performance. Weapons that cost a fraction of their listed price are sold at multiples of that price, with American taxpayers footing the bill. Israel's defence sector tells the same story. Elbit Systems shares have surged 45 per cent since January. Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries have seen double-digit growth as weapons tested in Gaza are now deployed against Iran. The pipelines connecting weapons manufacturers to lobbyists to think tanks to politicians ensure that the machinery of war never stops. Capitalism in its neoliberal form has no interest in peace. Peace doesn't generate profits. War does. And while 1,400 Iranians lie dead and families mourn, the shareholders celebrate. That is the system.

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8:08 PM · Apr 4, 2026