30
December 2025
Economic Motives of Wars
Some still say that war always has economic
causes—but why ever should that be so?
Russia would like to conquer Ukraine, which has an income that is half or even a
third of its own. Ukraine is fighting desperately to avoid being reabsorbed by
the richer side: it would be as if Padania were to separate from the South and
then Padania waged a war to reconquer the South. We Europeans are spending a sea
of money and suffering enormous economic damage (Russian gas, etc.).
The same argument applies to Palestine.
Why should the Jews want to annex the desert of Gaza and the poor West Bank?
And even if the Palestinians were to destroy Israel, would they inherit its
prosperity? Certainly not.