I do agree that capitalists profit from wars and historically have started wars for profit, but the current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza are a bit more complicated.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Gaza colonialist takeover is as straighforward as you can get.

[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dead people do not produce excess value, alive people do.

I hate to think that way but if you put yourself in the shoes of a capitalist exploiting Palestinians with the help of Israel I think would be much more profitable than killing them.

Just like in Germany during WW2 capitalist interests give way to fascism and hate.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Israel is a settler-colonial project, it exterminates Palestinians for land.

[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do agree that it is settler-colonial project.

I also do not think land is the main purpose of the genocide. I think the extermination of Palestinians(and other Arabs) is the main reason, taking the land is a very good additional incentive.

But neither I nor You can know what happens in the heads of genocidal maniacs so we can only guess.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We can only guess based on the economic structures, trends, and stated goals going back to the founding Zionists. It has always been a land grab, they are always seeking new land to sell and fuel its settler-colonial economy. Never attribute evil to madness when you can analyze the material and economic basis for it.

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's ignoring the crusades