murdering to get gain

“And Cain said: ‘Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain’” (Moses 5.31).

​Soooo…. When asked about Saudi Arabia’s apparent murder of a journalist, and possible U.S. reactions, Caligula, being the paragon of virtue that he is, expressed caution, lest the U.S. do anything to threaten the billions of dollars in arms sales to that renegade Arabian nation. He has to think, being the incredibly thoughtful and charitable fellow that he is, about American armament jobs, and Americans’ ability to consume the hell out of the planet.
 
As disgraceful and immoral as this is, there is little doubt that workers who produce the weapons of mass destruction that are so profitable were relieved by Caligula’s wisdom, and agreed with the president: “Let’s not get carried away here. No need to threaten our idolatrous materialism for anything as flimsy as morality.”
 
This is “America First,” and “Make America Great Again” on steroids. With any luck, such unholy steroids will eventually bring about American impotence.

​P.S…. It appears as of the evening of October 11, 2018, that the U.S. government knows, and has known for certain that the Saudi government ordered and carried out the torture and execution of the journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, as they have listened to audio tapes of Khashoggi being hacked to pieces. No doubt, Caligula is jealous, wondering frustratingly why he can’t dispatch journalist in a similar fashion.

"And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn… for no man buyeth their merchandise any more… the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
 
“The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, “Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought” (Revelation 18.11-17).