1/ So basically we’re leaving Afghanistan after 20 years and the Taliban is now on its way to Kabul. Which means we wasted $2T and 2400 American lives for….nothing. The situation is not appreciably any better than it was when we went there.
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2/ Yet even this year we’re spending $763B on defense because obviously we do such a bang up job. Hey kids: what do Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan all have in common? Wasted blood, wasted money, massive failure.
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3/ The defense industry is no different than the fossil fuel industry or health insurance industry or any other corporate tyrant that allows profits to take precedence over human life. In the case of MIC, particularly heinous because of how much damage it does to other countries
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4/ America’s grace period can’t last forever. While both political parties play whore to the defense industry, the people ourselves need to stand up to the emperor and admit he has no clothes. Our military bloat is not a path to security; it’s a purveyor of death & destruction.

Jul 3, 2021 · 1:33 PM UTC

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You are missing the trillions of dollars of defence trade that has happened during that period…
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Are you just now figuring this all out?
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Your forgot Libya and Syria.
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The resentment of the Afghan people towards the US will remain for generations to come
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That's why I voted for Tulsi and why she was completely blacked out by the corporate bought mainstream media and pretty much blackmailed by her own party.
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Now replace the word ‘defense’ with the word ‘pharmaceutical’
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We wasted such a golden opportunity to change our direction as a country & break with our violent past. Could've become more humble, self-reflective & admirable than ever before if we'd reacted differently after 9/11. Instead we sadly displayed our worst instincts once again.
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Bc, as a capitalistic society, we have to have enforcers that we can use to control and exploit other countries for their resources.
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And a HUGE draw on precious resources that could so desperately be utilized to help build up people and common institutions that promote human support and growth. Is a complete disgrace that anyone who dares to challenge MIC is deemed beyond the pale from either side!!!
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Yet, without it, you’d be speaking German . Do you wanna learn Chinese? I don’t want to make nikes- Deterrences are necessary.
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