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186 points drak0n1c | 1 comments | 01 Dec 23 05:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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goalonetwo ◴[01 Dec 23 06:27 UTC] No.38483814[source]▶
The whole defense industry leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Once you peel the narrative that we are supposed to be the good guys (hint: in some/most cases, we are not), you realize that you really just help to kill people.
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adastra22 ◴[01 Dec 23 06:40 UTC] No.38483888[source]▶
You can stick your head in the sand and pretend that humanity is not an intrinsically violent species, and that if we all held hands and sang Kumbaya we'd be able to get along peaceably and without need for defensive tools.

Or you can wake up to the reality that a strong defensive, and sometimes offensive capability is required in order to enforce the state of peace that we all take for granted, and be part of the process of keeping all the sheeps safe.

The sheepdog is a scary beast. It growls, it bites, and it intimidates sheep and wolf alike. But the herd is better off with it than without.

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mplewis ◴[01 Dec 23 07:01 UTC] No.38483998[source]▶
In reality, the “sheepdog” ends up being a government surveillance state that keeps you compliant with spending all the money on peacetime military waste, rather than serving any of the citizens.

The chickens always come home to roost.

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1. adastra22 ◴[01 Dec 23 07:16 UTC] No.38484069[source]▶
Ok so tell me: why has the US and its allies been largely free of risk from territorial invasion, for such a long time that people like you feel comfortable lobbying for the elimination of the military? Why didn't Stalin continue his march into Western Europe after defeating Germany?