In 1933, the exact same corporate monopolies who sent boys into the meat grinder for a 1,700% profit margin tried to buy a 500,000-man mercenary army to overthrow the US government. Backed by JP Morgan and DuPont, they tried to hire two-time Medal of Honor recipient Smedley Butler to install a fascist dictator. Butler blew the whistle to Congress under oath. The government verified it was true—and then let the billionaires walk away. The mask didn't just slip; it shattered. See the forensic autopsy: