The U.S. spends 760 billion military dollars a year to make sure we could fight an enemy, but this year an enemy came and we didn’t fight it at all.

Oct 16, 2020 · 11:30 AM UTC

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Just as wars are fought by coordinating a huge array of military and organizational skills, a war against Covid could have been fought by coordinating a huge array of scientific, medical, governmental and organizational skills.
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That coordination did not occur. As a result, medical personnel and first responders were left to make heroic efforts far more burdensome than they should have had to - sometimes even at the sacrifice of their own lives - because of a lack of that federal response.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Come on marianne. You’re over reaching now. You’re getting weird the closer we get to Election Day. Just be you. We like you. Not freaking out and making dumb posts you.
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Your respectful tone makes me listen to you, but we have totally lacked a coordinated federal response to Covid. How is that me overreaching?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Even if the virus didn’t come what enemy was the US worried about?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Defense spending us out of control and unnecessary
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The biggest fight was against Bernie. They won, we lost. I'm out.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
This is not only insulting to our intelligence, its insulting to the tens of thousands of workers, scientists, and technicians on the front line fighting this disease, developing vaccines and cures. You're a nut. Go play with crystals and fight the dark energy.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Nope because our military budget is a slush fund for military contractors, not actual preparedness to protect our citizens.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Military/ Defense Department (and spending) is the biggest lie perpetrated on us. Make this the message and what we need to oppose. Truth: the U.S. 'fights wars' to gain ECONOMIC power global dominance: oil, gas, minerals, nuclear, coastal access, transportation.. The enemy?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
I already know this will be the dumbest thing I read today. Congratulations.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Sweden has a lower death rate than we do and they didn’t shut down at all. Plus, like 2/3 of their deaths came in nursing homes. So the death rate in everyday society is even lower. How can we justify ruining millions of lives when it’s obvious it didn’t change the outcome?
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