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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are co
by rangibaby 10y ago
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
- WhitneyLand 10y agoCome on, Eisenhower was provably wrong. Countless times throughout history people have suffered the worst horrors imaginable because their side was militarily weaker. So much unjust loss as someone wanted more power and took it just because they could. The truth is that military spending, benevolent and power checked leaders, and government at least capable enough to not collapse in on itself are all essential. The hard question is only how to attain these and in the right balance. Too much military spending surely will cause unnecessary suffering, too little has been proven just as capable as ending in ruin.
- rangibaby 10y agoHi I think the peace dividend showed that Eisenhower's theory had basis in reality. No one reasonable is in favor of abolishing the militaries of powerful nations entirely but disarmament is something that we (as humans) should work towards. Not just for the money it would save, but because it brings nations together. See: START
- ThrowawayR2 10y agoHow soon people forget that peace among nations is not the norm. If you think that the indigent are forgotten now, consider what their plight would be if the clouds of war were gathering. "Si vis pacem, para bellum" ("If you desire peace, be prepared for war.") is just as true today as it was in Vegetius' time.
- duncan_bayne 10y agoIt is indeed still true, and probably will be forever. We're just saying that the F-35 doesn't seem to be an effective or efficient way of preparing :)