President Eisenhower warned us about the military industrial complex 60 years ago. His words sound even truer today. Listen: youtube.com/embed/Gg-jvHynP9…

May 2, 2021 · 4:39 AM UTC

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Moral Questioning and the American War Machine

The military is so much a part of the way we function that those born since 9/11 have grown up never having known an America not at war.

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Queen ily
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Do you know Taylor Swift?
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And then they shot his replacement through the head next to his wife for heeding his warning.
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I’ve never understood why the fear of “Big Government” wasn’t about the bloated spending on military and police and the Patriot Act.
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He was obviously a communist (checking to see if sarcasm is really dead)
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What do you think his warning meant?
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I wonder if he regretted sending the CIA in to overthrow Mossadegh in Iran.
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And can now be applied to more than just that ome industry.
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I think President Eisenhower was the last sensible GOP President.
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I think the best description I've heard of that speech is @cushbomb's where he said it was Eisenhower going "Hey, you know that Military Industrial Complex I've been building? Yeah, you'll want to keep an eye on that."
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