The United States is currently in a league of its own, siphoning over 40% of all global weapon sales. This high-fidelity monopoly is dominated by just five massive corporations, known as the "Big Five." Since the structural shocks of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, these firms have seen their revenues skyrocket to record levels. For the Gen Z vanguard performing a reality audit on global conflict, the signal is clear: war has become an information artery for corporate profit, and the US is the primary valve controlling the flow.
While selling weapons to other countries is a massive siphon, the domestic "guaranteed windfall" is even larger. The US military budget is now worth roughly $1 trillion, acting as a sovereign shield for corporate profits. This structural design ensures that these defense firms get a massive payday every single year, regardless of the economic climate. It is a systemic setup where billions in tax dollars are siphoned directly into private hands, creating an industrial moat that makes these companies nearly untouchable by the public or the law.
This power isn’t just about building hardware; it is about performing a structural intervention on the US government. These firms use their riches to buy influence, siphoning millions into the campaign donations of senators who vote on their contracts. Reporter Hind Hassan has exposed the "lobbying tricks" used to keep the information artery of Washington open to war. This is a reality audit of how democracy is siphoned away to keep the machinery of conflict running at a high-fidelity level, ensuring that the profit moat stays full while the world stays in crisis.
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