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there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries.

_kbh_ 3y ago
> there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries. So you don't think helping protect the democracy of another country is a upside worthy of 'your' tax dollars?. Or destroying your enemy militarily without even having to be in a war?.
- nerdchum 3y ago
  > protect the democracy of other countries "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for doing nasty things....for decades. You should scope out modern American history for the past 100 years.
  - _kbh_ 3y ago
    > "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for taking tax dollars and doing nasty things....for decades. What do you call arming a country against an imperialistic invader that literally says on TV they have no reason to exist and they will kill as many of them as they need to?. I call that protecting democracy.
    - nerdchum 3y ago
      > says on TV Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others?
      - _kbh_ 3y ago
        > Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others? You’re really avoiding the question here, what do you call protecting a democracy if not what America is doing with Ukraine against imperialist Russians?. Or do you think Russia bombing civilians and torturing/executing children in Ukraine is a good thing?.
        nerdchum 3y ago
        just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. We could have a virtue signaling battle. I wish that Ukraine money would instead go to help starving children with malaria in Africa. The TV says it only takes the price of a cup of coffee to help them. Imagine how much 20 billion could help. Don't you want to help the children?
        _kbh_ 3y ago
        > just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. I am merely quoting Russian TV not Western TV. > Don't you want to help the children? Not sure what help a M270 MLRS will do to feed the children of Africa but I guess you could try. the vast majority of the dollar value of aid to Ukraine is the value of the vehicles being provided, cant use that to feed children. But I have a feeling your against any aid to Ukraine regardless of how many lives it saves.
        nerdchum 3y ago
        I have a feeling you're against the USA in general.

> there is zero upside to spending my tax money for war in other countries. So you don't think helping protect the democracy of another country is a upside worthy of 'your' tax dollars?. Or destroying your enemy militarily without even having to be in a war?.

nerdchum 3y ago
> protect the democracy of other countries "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for doing nasty things....for decades. You should scope out modern American history for the past 100 years.
- _kbh_ 3y ago
  > "Protecting democracy"...the military industrial complex has been saying this as a justification for taking tax dollars and doing nasty things....for decades. What do you call arming a country against an imperialistic invader that literally says on TV they have no reason to exist and they will kill as many of them as they need to?. I call that protecting democracy.
  - nerdchum 3y ago
    > says on TV Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others?
    - _kbh_ 3y ago
      > Do you still think wearing a covid mask out in public is a good idea for the safety of others? You’re really avoiding the question here, what do you call protecting a democracy if not what America is doing with Ukraine against imperialist Russians?. Or do you think Russia bombing civilians and torturing/executing children in Ukraine is a good thing?.
      - nerdchum 3y ago
        just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. We could have a virtue signaling battle. I wish that Ukraine money would instead go to help starving children with malaria in Africa. The TV says it only takes the price of a cup of coffee to help them. Imagine how much 20 billion could help. Don't you want to help the children?
        _kbh_ 3y ago
        > just pointing out that anyone who believes the TV is the purveyor of truth is not really going to be a productive discussion. I am merely quoting Russian TV not Western TV. > Don't you want to help the children? Not sure what help a M270 MLRS will do to feed the children of Africa but I guess you could try. the vast majority of the dollar value of aid to Ukraine is the value of the vehicles being provided, cant use that to feed children. But I have a feeling your against any aid to Ukraine regardless of how many lives it saves.
        nerdchum 3y ago
        I have a feeling you're against the USA in general.