The Military Industrial Complex

Whether it be Hawk or Dove in charge, It's always business as usual. The too well oiled war machine rolls on. For brute power seeks to represent its Depraved form in bloodshed & crushed bones. Perhaps it's a primal drive nurtured By repressive patriarchal designs. Perhaps it's merely a distraction From more pressing domestic matters. It's easy to wrap ideology within The dubious patriotism of a flag: ‘The Stars & Stripes' logo is a most Notorious form of marketing. It's easy to create convenient scapegoats: Perpetual enemies: old & new. Perhaps it's because money is now The main god: ubiquitously worshipped: Never really questioned or investigated: The main concern of Western discourse; Propelled by a peculiar ‘democratic' impulse.