> Also, military provides plenty of people to a) have a purpose b) be physically fit You know, have we considered maybe a massive increase in sporting leagues?

> Also, military provides plenty of people to a) have a purpose b) be physically fit You know, have we considered maybe a massive increase in sporting leagues? The kind where generally people don't get murdered? Training people to kill each other and then having them do so seems a literally sociopathic way of accomplishing the end of physical fitness and giving people a purpose, no? A massive network of athletic tournaments and government-subsidized athletes would probably be a lot cheaper for the outcome too. I get this isn't really why we have militaries (I think? I hope?). I honestly think it's a pretty ridiculous suggestion to make that it is, or that it justifies them. If the military expenditure is to be justified, it's sure not for that.