The sowers of discord
Many of us know the horrors of war from stories told by those who lived through it firsthand, or from books and films. Unfortunately, in today’s world, there are still many people experiencing these horrors firsthand.
War has been — and remains — that age-old method of dividing and destroying humanity, of keeping the flame of fear alive…
Beyond the fragmentation into hundreds of religious and political factions tearing each other apart (Pavel Coruț), at the root of every war lies the thirst for gold and oil, which is rightly termed the “Achilles’ heel” (Eugen Preda).
While the ordinary person simply wishes to live in peace and harmony, preoccupied with making ends meet, it is the unseen rulers — ”those in the shadows” — who instigate wars and profit from them. The common man has always been the one sacrificed on the battlefield; as Pavel Coruț puts it: “The ordinary man is merely cannon fodder, for war is waged at a much higher level…”
It is at that level that one finds the individuals Pavel Coruț describes (in Întoarcerea lui Zamolxe / The Return of Zamolxis) as having “a low level of culture and sensibility, and a fanatical nature,” while Sven Hassel calls them “wretches.”
“All the wretches who have clawed their way to the top of the pyramid need a war so they won’t be consigned to oblivion.” — Sven Hassel
Looking back over a 40-year period (1945–1985), 140 wars took place on our planet, and the sacrifices were not limited to adults. For instance, during the fighting in Beirut in 1982, “11,840 children were killed by bombs in two and a half months” (Dumitru Constantin).
And because war is always a “good investment” — as Condoleezza Rice puts it (Giulietto Chiesa — Zero/227) — it is not just the war itself, but the ruins, misery, and famine left in its wake that create new opportunities for enrichment for those obsessed with power, allowing them to continue amassing wealth.
To achieve this, they require, among other things:
- disinformation of the population
“At the end of the Vietnam War, the CIA admitted to having a thousand journalists in its employ scattered across the globe; at decisive moments, they were fed manipulated information intended to control public opinion in their respective countries… Since then, the funds allocated for disinformation have increased by many millions of dollars.” — Giulietto Chiesa
- armament
“While the World Health Organisation spent exactly 83 million dollars over a decade to eradicate smallpox, more than 6,000 billion dollars were spent on armaments following World War II. This sum is equal to the combined gross product of all countries in 1976.” — Dumitru Constantin
- psychological warfare
“A daily dose of ‘Psychological Warfare,’ administered ceaselessly via official television, radio, and national press networks, acted as a government guarantee to keep the general population in a state of constant fear — permanently prepared to cooperate with the defense establishment and inclined toward psychosis of collective denunciation…” — Serge Monaste
Historians and political scientists often note that war leaves behind only the defeated and the survivors. Yet, there are also “victors.” These are the ones who start the war and those who profit from the resulting destruction. Consequently, the true winners of a war are rarely found on the battlefield. Beyond the states that do not participate in the conflict but profit economically — by capturing commercial markets abandoned by the combatants or selling resources (energy, food) at crisis prices — the greatest gains go to arms manufacturers, who reap huge profits from weapons contracts and the replenishment of stockpiles.
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In any case, war is not merely a clash of brute force; it is a deeply strategic and political act. The side that “wins” is the one that prevails over its adversary and achieves its objectives — even at the cost of immense destruction.
What do all wars have in common? Beyond the sacrificed lives and the ruins left in the wake,
“they all share a DNA drawn from the elites’ agendas: an infinite, global war to maintain and expand the power and profits of the global monopoly capitalist elites, and the reduction of the people to the status of taxpayers who ask no questions and merely supply sons and daughters for the army.” — Giulietto Chiesa
All of this is on the agenda of the “sowers of discord” — and the sowers of discord are legion, whereas the peacemakers are few (Pavel Coruț).
References:
- Dumitru Constantin — Mondo Umano?
- Eugen Preda — Miza petrolului
- Giulietto Chiesa — Zero
- Pavel Coruț — Comoara Nibelungilor
- Pavel Coruț- Întoarcerea lui Zamolxe
- Pavel Coruț — Neînfrânții
- Serge Monaste — The Toronto Protocols
- Sven Hassel — Curtea marțială
Love, Manuela
