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[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 9 points 6 months ago (12 children)

Because the only one who wins in a war is the military industrial complex, and they have fantastic lobbyists!

[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago (7 children)
[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

It makes me sad that they're having to conscript the youth of Ukraine. What if it was my kid? What if it was me?

I hope they can end this fast!

[–] ginerel@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The military-industrial complexes always have something to gain in wars (provided they manage to adapt in time). But there's no other alternative industry that can supply the needed hardware to win a war, when an invasion happens. It just seems that's all what our species can do best: kicking each other, then having a rest for a few dozen years and starting over.

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 3 points 6 months ago

I'm not sure I understand your point. Are you trying to say that it being pro-war is a necessary evil? Are you assuming that the world would be less better off without powerful and breathtakingly enriched entities that thrive on war?

I'm not saying I have all the answers but I don't think I have to have all the answers to be against war or to be against the military industrial complex. Maybe that's just me. 😁

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