“People think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldn’t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we haven’t lost a single American in this war,” McConnell said. “Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.”

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I'm just kind of surprised. He's such a huge cultural influence for a lot of people. His Metal Gear Solid games are very well regarded both for their gameplay, but also for their commentary on modern politics, especially the MIC, that ping-pongs from utterly bizarre and surreal and frighteningly prophetic.