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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33330954

It may seem obvious that governments should think through their policies before implementing them; if they don’t, they risk encountering the dreaded law of unintended consequences. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States’ defense-industrial policy.

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[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Finally he kills something that deserves it

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Make US weak again and never ever let them become strong again. Let's go rest of the world. Let those war factories roar back to life and become less reliant on US military industry. And everyone should have nukes.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unless you’re Russian or Chinese, you’re not going to like the alternative.

There’s a lot wrong with the USA’s military-industrial complex and with its global hegemony but this alternative is going to lead to a lot more wars worldwide.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

The US military industrial complex is the most evil force in the world

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

US military-industrial-complex shrinking? Nothing makes me more confident that we are really facing a recession...

[–] index@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You wish he was but he isn't.

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But he is. It's defense stocks are dropping and the GOP budget proposes to slash military spending by over 30% I'm the next 5 years.

They're quite literally making the US weaker while helping Russia assert itself in Europe

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

USA already spend 1000% times what other countries do a 30% cut is making USA weaker by an inch

It always end up higher than before

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

We do not spend "1000%" more than other countries, and what we do spend is heavily wasted as well.

A 30% reduction is the largest cut for the military in decades. It will absolutely have an impact, as will losing the trust of our allies. No one will let us station troops in their country when we show the world that we're a bunch of backstabbers.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

No one will let us station troops in their country when we show the world that we’re a bunch of backstabbers.

Let's hope so, usa has thousand of thousand of military infrastructures around the world

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 3 months ago
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago