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I want to know what happened to the promised "Peace Dividend". Military spending was supposed to go way down, not just down, and civilians were supposed to rea

by mc32 4y ago

I want to know what happened to the promised "Peace Dividend". Military spending was supposed to go way down, not just down, and civilians were supposed to reap the benefits... Instead Industrialists took up the Globalization mantra and forgot the little guys (the guys and gals working in factories) and happily told them it would mean lower cost of living --conveniently leaving out that they would also earn much less, if they even got to keep their jobs. Ross Perot and Bernie Sanders warned people, but they were made fun of and now Bernie has sold out and pretends.

roflyear 4y ago
How did Bernie sell out?
- miguelazo 4y ago
  They told him he was a Kremlin asset in 2016 and he believed it. They gave him committee chairmanship as a consolation prize and now he’s one of the biggest hawks for the Dems’ proxy war in Ukraine. Even called out the CPC letter calling for diplomacy alongside military aid.
  - reverius42 4y ago
    Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Not sure how that makes it "the Dems' proxy war".
    - miguelazo 4y ago
      Ah yes, that’s obviously where the story starts. ;-)
  - roflyear 4y ago
    independently of Ukraine, Bernie still strongly supports worker's rights.
SilasX 4y ago
I’m not sure it’s fair to say Perot was laughed at. He commanded a tremendous following, and got 19% of the vote in the 1992 election, without a major party endorsement, and after hamstringing himself by leaving the race and re-entering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_presidentia...
andrekandre 4y ago
> now Bernie has sold out and pretends in what way?