WAR WAS NEVER PROFITABLE
The phrase “War is good for business” has echoed through boardrooms and bomb shelters alike, but for the people on the ground—for the families torn apart, the cities flattened, and the futures erased—war has only ever been profitable for the few, and devastating for the many.
GAZA: BOMBS IN THE NAME OF ALLIES
Since October 2023, Gaza has faced one of the most unrelenting bombing campaigns in modern history. Tens of thousands of civilians—many of them children—have been killed under the guise of counterterrorism and defense. The U.S., a longtime ally of Israel, has supplied billions in weapons, surveillance tools, and diplomatic cover. While officials speak of defense and security, American arms manufacturers like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are quietly enjoying stock surges and government contracts.
The justification? Security. The reality? Another war that funnels tax dollars into the war machine while civilians pay in blood.
THE U.S. WAR PLAYBOOK: BLOOD FOR OIL
This isn’t new. From Iraq to Vietnam, the United States has waged wars not to protect freedom, but to protect access. Access to oil, to influence, to strategic control. The 2003 invasion of Iraq was launched on a lie—nonexistent weapons of mass destruction—but Halliburton and ExxonMobil got their pipelines. Afghanistan became the longest war in U.S. history, with military contractors pocketing trillions while Afghan civilians were left in rubble.
Even Vietnam saw the U.S. drop more bombs than in all of World War II, all in the name of "stopping communism." What was really protected were corporate interests in Southeast Asia.
PROFIT FOR THEM. POVERTY FOR US.
While corporations grow richer, American people suffer. Trillions of dollars are spent on wars while healthcare remains inaccessible, education underfunded, and infrastructure crumbles. War doesn't create security—it creates dependency, destruction, and despair. The communities that send their sons and daughters to fight often return home to the same economic struggles, or worse.
THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE DESIGN
Our upcoming anti-war tee, "War Was Never Profitable," isn’t a slogan—it’s a refusal. A refusal to accept narratives that glorify empire. A refusal to let profit justify murder. The design features gas masks locked in an eternal stare, a chilling reminder that the air we breathe has been bought and sold by defense contractors and oil conglomerates alike.