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by keithalewis 4y ago
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- EntrePrescott 4y agomore like: perpetual war for perpetual profits of the military-industrial complex. Eisenhower (who had been a five-star general before becoming president) warned about it in 1961… he saw it coming, but people didn't listen or didn't care: > we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_co...
- keithalewis 4y agoRight on. Let's not forget Eisenhower originally called it the military–industrial–congressional complex.