• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I know it’s pedantic, but many of them are ex-military. It’s part of why they’re so primed to shoot anyone they find inconvenient.

    • Akasazh@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      The song is supposed to anger them. I love factuality like any other, but in this case I’m totally fine.

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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        22 hours ago

        The thing is, the military is America’s largest wellfare program. Reducing or cutting the military could directly lead to a localized demand-side recession in areas with large numbers of military recruits and/or contractors

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          8 hours ago

          Might be worth it to wean the USA off its violence-based political and economic systems.