Tech companies make products that every consumer interacts with. Defense contractors make products that every consumer pays for but rarely interact with, especi

Tech companies make products that every consumer interacts with. Defense contractors make products that every consumer pays for but rarely interact with, especially since the draft was eliminated and military service in the US became all volunteer. While I agree with that change, the lack of “in-your-face”-ness of the defense industry means our endless wars and endless payments to the war factories go unexamined. Plus the hero-worship of soldiers, even those that spend a career washing dishes in Texas, has made any criticism politically untenable.