Perpetual war so his donors can make more money.
“Perpetual war so his donors can make more money.”
“Winston reads about the meaning of the Party’s slogan “War is Peace” and recognizes that the government uses war as a tool to oppress and control the populace. Unlike in the wars of the past, Oceania does not seek to conquer new territories or even destroy other nations, because it would be impossible.
Instead, Oceania is engaged in a continuous war in order to exhaust its industrial resources and purposely keep the standard of living low. Essentially, continuous warfare is the only way to continue producing goods without increasing the wealth and power of the masses or compromising the nation’s industrial strength.”
- https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-oceania-always-war-whats-point-changing-133009 (re the book 1984)
Perpetual war to keep killing off OUR OWN young men and replace us with a more pliable peasant class.
Americans don’t make good peasentry, so they send our fighting age young men overseas to die.