"what if war is meant to cover up some major problems that the government has"
This is absolutely true, in some cases but not all. In an example from the UK government, where I'm from, many people on the left suspect that the failure to try and avoid the Faukland's War in the 1980s was partly due to Margret Thatcher's dip in popularity as Prime Minister. It's no secret, and I'm sure the government isn't coming for you, silly, so don't worry. Wartime generally sees a temporary boost in popularity for a country's leaders, so allowing a war to happen is a dirty trick politicians can use to get themselves out of sticky domestic situations. I'm sounding like a right conspiracy theorist here :P I'm sure there are American examples too, but I don't know enough American history.
But there are situations where the opposite is true, such as the Vietnam War. President Johnson was unable to execute his domestic reforms because the length of the war made him unpopular, so he actually *suffered* domestically.
So yeah, what you say is sometimes - but not always - true. That's what I think :P
( Sorry OP, I know this is way off-topic. I couldn't resist :P It's a very good question by the way. I wish more people had responded; maybe they will later :) )
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"what if war is meant to cover up some major problems that the government has"
This is absolutely true, in some cases but not all. In an example from the UK government, where I'm from, many people on the left suspect that the failure to try and avoid the Faukland's War in the 1980s was partly due to Margret Thatcher's dip in popularity as Prime Minister. It's no secret, and I'm sure the government isn't coming for you, silly, so don't worry. Wartime generally sees a temporary boost in popularity for a country's leaders, so allowing a war to happen is a dirty trick politicians can use to get themselves out of sticky domestic situations. I'm sounding like a right conspiracy theorist here :P I'm sure there are American examples too, but I don't know enough American history.
But there are situations where the opposite is true, such as the Vietnam War. President Johnson was unable to execute his domestic reforms because the length of the war made him unpopular, so he actually *suffered* domestically.
So yeah, what you say is sometimes - but not always - true. That's what I think :P
( Sorry OP, I know this is way off-topic. I couldn't resist :P It's a very good question by the way. I wish more people had responded; maybe they will later :) )