The Real Motives Behind Modern War

Manufacture Dissent · May 25, 2026 · 2h 9m

German economist Richard Werner argues that major wars rarely begin for the reasons the public is told. He traces how propaganda, manufactured enemies, population control policies, and financial power networks shape conflicts from the First World War to the present. The conversation moves from China’s role in the emerging global order to the strategic bombing of Iran, the push toward centralization, and the hidden economic interests that benefit from perpetual war.

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