> A big bloaty DoD and the war on brown people is not a requirement for technological progress. If anything, it holds us back. You're confusing procurement cos

> A big bloaty DoD and the war on brown people is not a requirement for technological progress. If anything, it holds us back. You're confusing procurement costs with R&D. Lumping all military spending together is ignoring the subtleties as to why and how the money is used: http://www.thecollaredsheep.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/death-and-taxes-2010.jpg http://www.thecollaredsheep.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/d... * Tim Berners Lee got the ball rolling on www decades after the ARPANET investment, that doesn't help your point. * The English have large military R&D spending, given their GDP, and always have.