Okay, this is going to be a short post tonight that kind of ties in with the post called Peace I did last week. In that post, I spoke about the government being corrupt and doing things that the corporations tell them to do.
Here is a blatant example. On Monday, this story was reported: President Obama kicked off his three-day visit to Vietnam with an announcement declaring the end of a U.S. arms embargo on the country, a ban that had been in place for decades. "We've come here as a symbol of the renewed ties....and the comprehensive partnership we have created over the course of my presidency," Obama said at a press conference. The trip will also see the nations discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is expected to usher in a new period of growth for export-oriented Vietnam. About two minutes later, this story hit the wire: Vietnam's VietJet has agreed to order 100 Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 200 airplanes, in a deal worth $11.3B based on list prices. Delivery of the planes will run for four years beginning in 2019, and will make the airline one of the fastest growing low-cost carriers in the region. VietJet will sign the agreement later today in Hanoi during President Obama's visit to Vietnam. Just so we are clear here, while the Boeing order is for commercial aircraft, Boeing is also a defense contractor. An $11 billion order for commercial aircraft is small potatoes compared to some of the large defense contracts the company stands to win. I am sure the order was also in some way tied to the president making that announcement too. The timing is just too neat otherwise. I have said it before, and I will say it again, if you think that your one vote out of the 350 million people in this country really matters to anyone, then you are sorely mistaken. The corporations play the drums people. and "our" politicians dance. It's been that way for a long time, and there is really very little we can do about it until enough people realize it. Rant over... Good night!
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