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War is stupid.

• dang 7y ago
  Maybe so, but can you please stop posting unsubstantive comments here? We're trying for a different sort of forum. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  • whatever1 7y ago
    sure let’s talk about how important military spending is while the global economy has come to a halt because of a virus and the advanced nations are crying for help.
    • sslayer 7y ago
      Yeah, but can we quarantine war? People are dying out there, and we can't even get to people to stop going out to the bars! And you want to stop wars?
      • whatever1 7y ago
        What does spending on military $600B/y get you? Capability of winning wars? America has not won a war since WW2. National security? Think about 9/11. Geopolitical influence? See the middle east mess. Economic wealth? Well if you invested a trillion per year in any sector of the economy you would have spurred economic activity of similar magnitude with the defense sector, that could actually have some benefits for the society, e.g. proper healthcare.
    • Koshkin 7y ago
      Military spending is what keeps US economy afloat; the rest is just peanuts by comparison.
      • whatever1 7y ago
        It is government spending anyway. Even if they were throwing the same money to subsidize football or ballet dancing, the benefits for the economy would be almost identical. Btw how many wars did the USA win due to its huge military spending? Oh yes, the number is exactly zero.