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I don't accept that I'm obligated to identify some specific set of consiprators in order to make observations about some outward appearances that I find concern
by marshray 14y ago
I don't accept that I'm obligated to identify some specific set of consiprators in order to make observations about some outward appearances that I find concerning.
Nevertheless, the traditional (if perhaps archaic) name for this in the US is "military-industrial complex". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex
- slurgfest 14y agoWhen you say there is a conspiracy, you should be prepared to provide some evidence that there is a conspiracy. When Eisenhower talked about the military-industrial complex, he wasn't identifying a non-partisan conspiracy to set up a military dictatorship.
- marshray 14y agoI disagree, but everyone can read the relevant part of the address and decide for themself what Eisenhower was saying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex#Origin_of_the_term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex#Or...
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