@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 6 days agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-square690arrow-up1339arrow-down147starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink48•6 days agoPeace: “Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries” …yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence… arrow-up149arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•6 days agoWell at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno arrow-up113arrow-down13file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Gradually_AdjustinglinkEnglish21•6 days agoThe winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that. arrow-up122arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareJolteonlinkfedilink3•6 days agoMilitary skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers. arrow-up15arrow-down12file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•6 days agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect. arrow-up117arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareMaevelinkfedilink1•5 days agoDestabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why. arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
Peace:
“Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries”
…yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…
Well at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
The winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.
An able
militiamilitary is a side effect.Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.