We’re now at the point where people are openly justifying endless war to benefit Americans
Posted by sschepis
We’re now at the point where people are openly justifying endless war to benefit Americans
Posted by sschepis
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This is genuinely the first tweet I have ever seen that has shocked me when I read it. I don’t think I have ever seen this argument used openly in the wild before. I’ve seen it implied, yes, but said in such clear terms? Publicly? To me, making this kind of statement publicly is tantamount to declaring that actually, none of this has anything to do with any kind of morality and purely about the money and in our self-interest to continue.
Even politicians have said this. Military aid is mostly domestic spending, just as a fact