bluGill 4 days ago

At least a few evil people attack once in a while thus proving some defense is needed so they they are not completely unproductive/useless. Much as I wish they were not needed.

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  • tehjoker 4 days ago

    what evil ppl? what attack?

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    • bluGill 4 days ago

      Putin is attacking Ukraine right now. There have been various coups and attempted coups around the world. Nigeria and South Korea both come to mind.

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      • tehjoker 4 days ago

        This is not our concern? The US is safe.

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      • whamlastxmas 3 days ago

        As far as I can tell, the war hasn’t killed Putin, and instead killed tens of thousands of men in their 20s and lots of innocent families

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nateglims 4 days ago

It is though, more value is generated by the MIC than is put in and war has yet to ruin the productive capacity of the United States. The societal ills of this are why it’s popular to call America an evil empire

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  • wuliwong 4 days ago

    Ah the broken window fallacy.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window

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    • nateglims 4 days ago

      No actually, that's about the opportunity cost of war. There's a left-wing argument I frequently see that the US finds wars to increase profitability but I'm talking about the propping up of firms to keep the industrial capacity ready. It is not the most productive use of capital, but it is productive.

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      • whamlastxmas 4 days ago

        Ready for what? War with China or Russia? Do you really think multibillion dollar aircraft carriers are what would win that war?

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