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Perhaps it's harder to see looking from the inside, but most other cultures are MUCH less Military obsessed than the US just about any way you measure it...
by slaman 13y ago
Perhaps it's harder to see looking from the inside, but most other cultures are MUCH less Military obsessed than the US just about any way you measure it...
- thaumasiotes 13y agoI'm willing to believe this. I was serious when I asked "what are you thinking of?" I'd like some examples.
- slaman 13y agoI wish I had some real data to give you as examples, without talking about Top Gun, the military-industrial complex or reducing the conversation to personal anecdotes about my experiences in the US. As you said attitudes differ place-to-place, and I don't want to generalize all Americans, I would say it's safe to assume our Hacker News audience is more likely to be Liberal and Educated then the general American populace. However as a Canadian here's some crap I came up with out my ass: Military force as a perceived requirement or definition of 'freedom' doesn't exist at your scale elsewhere. Glorification of war and gun violence in Hollywood, Gaming and on the News, general fear-mongering and militarization of the police. You guys have been involved in some war or another for about as long as you've been a country.. -- Hope I didn't offend anyone, here's at least one link as support.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_e...