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The best way to think of the military industrial complex is a giant social and corporate welfare program. Just like there are prison towns, where the entire non
by meatysnapper 11y ago
The best way to think of the military industrial complex is a giant social and corporate welfare program. Just like there are prison towns, where the entire non-imprisoned population depends on the prisoners for jobs, there are entire swaths of our country dependent on military bases, contractors, etc.
- llamataboot 11y agoThere is also a disturbing ratchet effect. It is almost always easier to argue for more (weapons/surveillance/police/prisons) in the name of safety. Far more difficult to argue against them. So we only seem to be moving in one direction. The seemingly-now-inevitable decriminalization of marijuana and lessening on the Drug War in the US notwithstanding (which is a welcome development, but I'm not sure it is because of a general discontent with the militarized state of daily life)
- harryh 11y agoWhen it comes to military conflict we're certainly only moving in one direction: smaller.