The ultimate triumph of the military industrial complex is that we now have a generation of Americas who as often as not seem to see no problem whatsoever with the outsize influence of defense contractors on our military policy...and military budget.
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It’s not just people in other countries affected by this corruption. First it’s money siphoned off from domestic spending, plus last year’s model of equipment - constantly & unnecessarily replaced - is then sent home to local police forces, thus the militarization of our police.

Jan 13, 2021 · 1:48 PM UTC

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good morning--how are you today?
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Eisenhower warned about it.
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I heard your voice somehow. ..I'm like psychic which can be a nuisance. ..sorry
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Which prompts police training to know how to use such equipment, which leads to a police force who is hyper vigilant and leans toward escalation instead of de-escalating.
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