Julian Assange is pointing to a form of conspiracy that emerges from our existing system rather often.
In complex systems, outcomes often follow incentives more reliably than intentions. If large institutions, contractors, financiers, political actors, and entire sectors of the economy benefit from the continued flow of military spending, reconstruction contracts, arms sales, intelligence operations, and geopolitical instability, then conflict itself becomes self-reinforcing as it drives wealth for the most powerful.
Billions leave taxpayers' pockets. Trillions move through governments, defense contractors, banks, investment funds, energy interests, and corporations connected to the machinery of war. The enemies and narratives might change, but the underlying economics stay about the same.
From a systems perspective, the most important question people need to be asking is why the system we have rewards the continuation of conflict. When political power, corporate profit, media attention, career advancement, and strategic influence all increase during periods of conflict, the system will produce these outcomes. Outcomes that very few want, yet that benefit the powerful.
When this happens, narrative through media and social media then becomes the tool to not only mask this cycle but get the consent necessary to continue it.
This does not mean every conflict is manufactured per se - some certainly are though - but it's important to note the system itself incentivizes the conflict.
This is why the question of who benefits financially long term is a big question when it comes to war.
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A ignorância não está apenas em não saber, mas também em aceitar sem questionar. Num mundo onde a informação circula a uma velocidade enorme, pensar, investigar e procurar diferentes perspectivas tornou-se essencial.
Pouco do que vemos corresponde à realidade. E, por vezes, compreender o que acontece exige olhar para lá do palco. 
Questionar não é desconfiar de tudo. É não deixar de pensar.
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