“I'm not saying the military’s in love with me, the soldiers are, the top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs & make the planes & make everything else stay happy”
I've seen so many memes with former generals who have spoken out against Trump. It really puts a damper on these retards when you link the current lobby/corporations they're involved in and how they've been losing money due to Trump.
You know, I lean towards a militarist perspective. But I think part of the problem here is the massive government monopoly on the defense industry. You don't really need wars for this stuff. Take a look at gun manufacturers. They could make money from a massive urban conflict... or they could just sponsor competitive shooting.
I don't actually think a nationalized defense industry is good, it's basically what we have now. If we had a militia system, and allowed the states themselves to arm and war-game, we could have a better system that didn't require perpetual war, and wouldn't be beholden to a single client (namely the federal government).
You don't need to slaughter countries worth of people to make money, there are other ways. We just need to strip the government of it's war-footing and it's subsidization of some of this crazy shit.
We could fund the entire arms industry by just making sure our riflemen, artillery and fighter/bomber pilots have enough training (which expends ammo and wears out planes and other vehicles). As it is, they're probably at 60% of recommended training as I type this.
JESUS FUCK, HE SAID THE QUIET PART OUT LOUD AGAIN
THERE'S VIDEO
I've seen so many memes with former generals who have spoken out against Trump. It really puts a damper on these retards when you link the current lobby/corporations they're involved in and how they've been losing money due to Trump.
You know, I lean towards a militarist perspective. But I think part of the problem here is the massive government monopoly on the defense industry. You don't really need wars for this stuff. Take a look at gun manufacturers. They could make money from a massive urban conflict... or they could just sponsor competitive shooting.
I don't actually think a nationalized defense industry is good, it's basically what we have now. If we had a militia system, and allowed the states themselves to arm and war-game, we could have a better system that didn't require perpetual war, and wouldn't be beholden to a single client (namely the federal government).
You don't need to slaughter countries worth of people to make money, there are other ways. We just need to strip the government of it's war-footing and it's subsidization of some of this crazy shit.
You must be kidding.
We could fund the entire arms industry by just making sure our riflemen, artillery and fighter/bomber pilots have enough training (which expends ammo and wears out planes and other vehicles). As it is, they're probably at 60% of recommended training as I type this.
Sure, but that doesn't eliminate the government monopoly which generates a war-profiteering incentive.