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Originally Posted by Robbie
That sounds nice. But we have all the creature comforts in the world...and we start more wars and pursue more military strength than ANYBODY in history.  |
We have a military that is profit motivated because it is increasingly disconnected from the will of the people. Defense contractors and their lobbyists pay the government to go to war. Haliburton made bank when their former CEO was Vice President during the run up to the Iraq invasion. Our populace is not overrun with war mongers, our government is decreasingly representative of our populace. Put meaningful campaign finance reform in place (including the reversal of Citizens United) and watch how peaceful we suddenly become.
