"Things must be reversed, and when the moon is full, it will be lost, this is the words of the ancestors of China, and it is common everywhere.

The powerful American monopoly consortium will also encounter this problem, there is no absolute monopoly, there will always be "resistance", and the monopoly consortium has always had a bad reputation in American society.

At the height of the Morgan consortium in the early 20th century, a popular Broadway show depicted a group of devils blowing a flaming chair and singing in unison: "This position was reserved for the great financial monster Morgan." ”

Even President Theodore Roosevelt, who had a good relationship with the Morgan consortium, would knock Morgan every now and then. Despite the 1904 presidential election, Morgan Bank made a $150,000 political contribution to get Roosevelt re-elected.

At a dinner party in 1907, in front of many guests, including reporters, Roosevelt ranted at Morgan and Henry Rogers of Standard Oil that they needed to reform industry and commerce and keep these monopolies operating under the rules and regulations of the government.

Roosevelt said, "If you don't let me do it, my successors will do the same, and eventually destroy you." ”

Roosevelt also famously uttered the phrase "bastard with great wealth," which the Good Things reporter later recalled that the president glanced at Morgan when he said it.

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The first monopoly consortium to be used by Roosevelt as a "sacrifice flag" was Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.

The American oil giant Standard Oil Company was founded in 1870, and by the end of 1879, when Standard Oil was established as a legal entity for just nine years, it had controlled 90% of the oil refining industry in the United States.

This is the first company in the history of the United States to completely and completely dominate the market. In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Standard Oil was a monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and should be dismantled.

Under Theodore Roosevelt, Standard Oil was dismantled into more than 30 companies.

Although Roosevelt "got rid of" the oil giant Standard Oil during his tenure, his "struggle" with the Morgan consortium had little practical effect.

And it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who "ruined" the Morgan consortium, Theodore Roosevelt's distant cousin, the president of World War II that we all know.

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In 1929, there was an economic crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression. The public is furious at Wall Street's performance in the crisis.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who became president in 1933, decided to take advantage of this angry "public opinion" to dismember the Morgan consortium in the face of surging public opinion.

Just three months after Roosevelt took office, the Glass-Steagall Act was signed into law by Roosevelt.

Under the Act, banks may be engaged in the business of deposits and loans, or the trading of securities, but not both. The JPMorgan consortium must decide whether to engage in deposit banking or investment banking.

In August 1935, the Morgan family decided to split up the consortium and keep the deposit bank unchanged, but spun off part of it to form a completely independent investment bank, called Morgan Stanley.

The breakup of the Morgan consortium marks another victory for the US president and the forces behind it against the monopoly.

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However, consortia are a phenomenon peculiar to the capitalist system, and when one consortia disappears, others will emerge. As long as the system exists, the consortium cannot be eliminated.

After World War II, several new consortia emerged in the United States, represented by the California Consortium in the West and the Texas Consortium in the South.

These two new conglomerates have some common characteristics: First, they have made a fortune by relying on the arms race of previous wars and the Cold War; second, they have actively participated in the political process of the United States, sponsoring proxies to participate in parliamentary and presidential elections in order to seek greater economic benefits.

The California consortium sponsored Nixon in its early years, and Nixon eventually entered the White House and assumed the position of vice president and even president.

During the Nixon administration, the California consortium grew rapidly, especially from arms orders.

The California consortium's Lockheed Martin is the number one contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, and during the Nixon administration, the company was consistently ranked at the top of the list of defense arms contractors.

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In addition, President Reagan, who was born in Hollywood, was the governor of California and has ties to the California consortium.

After he was elected president, he jointly represented the Texas consortium in the South and appointed Bush from the Texas consortium as vice president.

During Reagan's tenure, he greatly increased the defense budget and actively promoted the "Star Wars Program," which made both the North and South arms industry groups make a lot of money.

It is conceivable that the complex relationship between the monopoly consortium and the US president will continue.

In the future, it is not ruled out that the monopoly consortium will be suppressed or even dismembered, and the president may also be "stumbled" by the consortium from time to time.

However, the essential relationship between the two sides will not change, that is, the US government, represented by the US president, must safeguard the interests of the consortium to which it belongs, and this will not change in any way. ”

Hearing Uncle Wang's words, Li Feng suddenly woke up, didn't Clinton have to encounter the zipper door next, maybe it was another struggle between the US president and the consortium.

At the same time, it is also clear that the Bush family, who was born in Texas, will become a well-known presidential family next, and it seems that there are California and Texas consortiums behind them.

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It is no wonder that many American media in later generations have repeatedly commented on the many presidents of the United States, whether it is the two Roosevelts or Clinton, and their reputation among the people is very high, because of the outcome of their struggle with the consortium.

The first two presidents won, but Clinton lost. When the zipper door broke out, it was a sensation all over the world.

At the beginning, Li Feng in his previous life thought to himself that as the president of the only superpower, he played with a woman and was exposed, which was too bad. At the same time, Clinton's wife Jacques Chirac did not divorce him, and it is obvious that the two couples know the way very well.

And later, Hillary Clinton ran for many times, always losing at the last moment, and maybe there was an unknown scene, after all, if you get your husband, and then let your wife come to power again, who knows how terrible it is for a woman to go crazy, isn't that uncomfortable with yourself.

Even Li Feng thought to himself at this time that Hillary Clinton should not be able to become the female president of US imperialism, and the consortium behind her would not want Hillary Clinton to become president.

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With the advancement of science and technology, the widespread use of high-tech weapons on the battlefield will inevitably reduce the consumption of explosives, and "old" arms dealers like DuPont have gradually withdrawn from the "battlefield", and "whitewashing" has become a civilian enterprise focusing on agriculture, food, energy and chemicals.

But U.S. arms dealers are not going away, and businesses that make money from war or arms trading still exist.

It's just that these military-industrial complexes will not "bluntly" identify themselves as arms dealers as their "predecessors" DuPont, they are more hidden.

In fact, many of the military-industrial complex in the United States now look more like high-tech companies. However, the dazzling high technology will not change the essence of its technology being used to "kill" people on the battlefield.

Especially since World War II, the US military-industrial complex, which consists of an iron triangle of arms dealers and the Pentagon, Congress and the executive branch, has not only not been contained, but has grown stronger and stronger.

The term "military-industrial complex" is derived from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address.

At that time, he called the huge special interest groups composed of the US military, military industrial complex, and some congressmen who can efficiently concentrate power, capital, and technology as the military-industrial iron triangle, and warned people to be aware that this "monster" will harm the national interests of the United States. ”

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"Military-industrial complex", well, Li Feng also heard such a name for the first time, and it came from the mouth of the famous president of US imperialism - Eisenhower.

Although Li Feng does not know the specific situation, he can imagine it when he thinks of the huge annual military expenditure of US imperialism and the subsequent wars launched by the United States.

Thinking about Reagan's "Star Wars" program in the 80s, Bush Sr.'s first Gulf War in the 90s, Clinton's Kosovo War, and Bush Jr.'s Iraq War in '03, there should be this so-called 'military-industrial complex' behind them.

Since 9/11, the Pentagon's budget has doubled almost every year, and the military industry has taken the opportunity to make a windfall. Like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc., are among the best.

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When Trump came to power, he openly stated his attitude as early as the election campaign, demanding that the US Congress completely stop reducing the defense budget, and will increase military spending to rebuild the US military.

This is good news for companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, which are major contractors for major U.S. defense projects.

Later, I heard that the day after "Trump" won, US military stocks collectively rose sharply.

Companies such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics have soared, and perhaps the US military industry is a way to express their "joy" at Trump's election.

Obviously, Teplan's rise to power should have the support of this so-called 'military-industrial complex', otherwise he would not have indicated such an attitude in his election manifesto.

Through Uncle Wang's account and his own information relative to later generations, it shows that although the American consortium has not reached its peak, its influence is definitely not small, and it also makes Li Feng interested in it.

It can be said that today's remarks have given Li Feng a clear understanding of the United States, the only superpower, and he is naturally very impressed by Uncle Wang's insight.

Such a top-level personal butler is definitely my dream, but for an outsider like myself, it is very important to understand the truth about American power.

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Li Feng knows very well that if he goes all the way according to his goal, his financial resources will be terrifying in the future, and if he does not have the strength, he may become a piece of fat in the eyes of many consortia.

At the same time, Li Feng also realized that he had always had a weakness, that is, he did not have a supporting company of his own, and he was ready to make a small adjustment to his next career development.

Of course, Li Feng will not underestimate himself, not to mention anything else, he is a little superman in terms of his personal ability, and his career is mainly in the Internet and the future mobile Internet, which happens to be an emerging industry, so he does not have to compete with many old consortia.

Li Feng even thought of the later generation of Microsoft, with Microsoft's domination of the computer operating system market, the market value has soared, whether it has also become a piece of fat for many consortia, and finally caused an anti-monopoly investigation.

And Gates couldn't withstand the pressure, and finally had to sell off his shares every year, so that the initial control of more than 40% of the shares, continued to decline, and then retired at a young age.

Maybe Gates also found that with the continuous decline of his shares, Microsoft no longer belongs to him, and he may be a little disheartened.