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We don't need an army. It should be completely dismantled. The Army budget should be spent on social causes.
by 781 8y ago
We don't need an army. It should be completely dismantled. The Army budget should be spent on social causes.
- bassman9000 8y agoSounds good. After Russia, China, Iran, ...
- lwansbrough 8y agoDo you think it's fair to evaluate the necessity of an army at a time of relative global peace? (Which, don't forget, has followed the advent of terrible, terrible weapons, not a shared vision of global peace.) Would you have the same feeling if the Nazis had won World War II?
- sesteel 8y agoLike unemployment for those affected by such a short sighted choice like that. If history has taught us anything, it is that war is inevitable. "Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history." - https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/books/chapters/what-every-person-should-know-about-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/books/chapters/what-every...
- yarrel 8y agoQuite aside from that, the historical lesson is that large numbers of unemployed soldiers is not a stablizing force on a society.
- HereComesDatBoi 8y agoUnfortunately at this point the military-industrial complex is a major part of our economy. You can't just dismantle it.
- chrisseaton 8y agoDo you think it should be literally dismantled tomorrow and not replaced by anything? You can't conceive of any situation whatsoever where you may want someone to trained and equipped to defend against force being used against you or someone else?