The Military-industrial Complex Revisited: Computer Games As War Propaganda

摘要

President Dwight D. Eisenhower became famous for his speech in 1960 on "The military-industrial complex" as he was leaving the White House at the end of his presidential term. His message was in short that the alliance between the arms industry, the armed forces, and influential segments of the political elite represented a threat to democracy (Ottosen 2007b). He admitted that he as president was unable to control this segment of the society. Almost fifty years later, the power of the military-industrial complex is even stronger, but very few politicians invite the electorate to reflect on the consequences of this power force for the future of democracy.