Ben of Ben & Jerry’s Exposes the Motives Behind War With Russia & the Politicians That Sold Out
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Who is Ben Cohen and what are his views?
Ben Cohen moved to Vermont in 1977 and co-founded an ice cream company that bears his name, Ben & Jerry's. They made great ice cream. They still do. Ben Cohen became famous for his liberal political activism. The ice cream was great. His political opinions were deeply offensive to most conservatives. Fast forward to 2022 and Ben Cohen was one of the only liberals in the United States to come out against the war in Ukraine. It seems like a good moment to pause and reconsider whether some of Ben Cohen's views on war are maybe not insane. Maybe they're worth hearing. Here's Ben Cohen. So you brought a book by Smedley Darlington Butler, the most decorated Marine in the world.
Why does Ben Cohen oppose the Russia/Ukraine war?
One, he's a Marine general. He won two medals of honor. And he wrote a book called War is a Racket. And for some reason, it's not the most famous book ever written in English, but it probably should be. What is that and why did you bring it?
Well, I've been kind of inspired by this quote of his. I think he encapsulates what's been going on in terms of how our military has been used. You know, he's been there, done that.
That's for sure.
And I think about it a lot in terms of, you know, all these refugees, immigrants that are trying to get to the U.S. And why are they trying to get to the U.S.? A lot of times it's because the U.S. at some point in history overthrew or invaded their government or Well, I'll tell you what Smedley says here. Can I quote? Please. So he says, I spent 33 years and four months in active military service.
What role do weapons manufacturers play in US foreign policy?
And during that period, I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and the bankers. Butler wrote in 1955. Then he goes on, in short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico safe for American oil interests. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for national city bank boys to collect revenues. I helped in the raping of a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902 to 1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903.
In China in 1927, I helped set it up so that Standard Oil went on its way unmillested. Looking back on it, I feel I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate in three city districts. We Marines operated on three continents.
So this was a major general in the United States Marine Corps, the single most decorated Marine when he wrote that. And I think he's pretty much forgotten now.
Yeah.
And he was much maligned after he said that.
Yeah, very much.
So you think, I guess another way of saying, you think that our military heroes are the most revered people in our country. You can't criticize a man who's received two medals of honor, and yet he crossed the line and they hated him for that.
Yeah, but he told the truth.
So how is that relevant to right now?
I think that those actions that the U.S. has done over the years back in his time and pretty much continues to do, to essentially run the world in a way that benefits the elites in the United States, ends up causing a lot of resentment, ends up being the cause of a lot of wars, ends up being the cause of a lot of immigration and people trying to flee countries that are economically or politically unlivable. And if you go back to the root causes, you find out that there were some great liberation struggles in these countries, and the U.S. was on the other side. Yes.
What's interesting is that Spendley, General Butler wrote that, you know, years after he left the Marine Corps, he was a hero in World War I when we were, you know, working to stop the Kaiser. You know, many Americans killed to stop the Kaiser. No one even remembers what a Kaiser is. But that was a war, the First World War was a war for democracy and freedom. It didn't work, of course. But we're hearing the same slogans now with Ukraine. And and as then a lot of really decent, you know, good hearted people with the right motives are buying it completely. It's not it's not just warmongers who are in favor of these wars. It's like your next door neighbor who's a good person.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Who is Ben Cohen and what are his views?
0:00–1:11
2
Why does Ben Cohen oppose the Russia/Ukraine war?
1:11–2:24
3
What role do weapons manufacturers play in US foreign policy?
2:24–6:31
4
How does the US military budget affect domestic policies?
6:31–13:23
5
How did NATO expansion contribute to the Ukraine conflict?
13:23–22:30
6
What is the Eisenhower Media Network and its purpose?
22:30–29:48
7
How do media and military interests influence public perception?
29:48–1:08:55
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