One day this era will be looked back on as a kind of Dark Age, a time of peculiarly sophisticated barbarism. With $763B this year alone spent on defense though climate change is a far greater threat than that posed by any nation state it is our insanity that threatens to do us in

Jun 27, 2021 · 11:44 AM UTC

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wealth inequality and social unrest will bring down the American system long before climate change...don't be distracted from the real threat to societal cohesion
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I prefer calling "defense" spending the War budget. And, yeah, I'm with you.
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“Airstrikes are in-diplomacy is out. There’s a lot of money to be made on those airstrikes ladies and gentlemen…Not so much money to be made on helping people live.” Marianne Williamson
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Don't be so sure who will be looked at as barbarians in the future.
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The old fools couldn't overcome the downsides of greed/power/ego. Could change if we could spread actual truth and emphasize the power of love on a larger scale.
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Marianne, the "peculiarly sophisticated barbarism" here is from left-wingers like you who imagine that Science! proves that by making sacrifices, humans can prevent bad weather.
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It is because of our willingness to spend $763B that the threat level is low.
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