ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoWhat are you the most surprised isn't questioned more?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat are you the most surprised isn't questioned more?ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWar … any war … and why countries would rather invest millions, billions and trillions on war machines and weapons that could literally kill us all, rather than try to figure out more peaceful solutions.
minus-squareTiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoBecause peace doesn’t generate money for the 1%
minus-squareMeowZedong@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoOr how they have trillions to spend on war, but that money can’t be found when people are starving and living in the streets.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoWar makes unethical people and industries lots of money
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWar is the cost of challenging the status quo intentionally. It turns out a lot of people in power are willing to pay that cost.
War … any war … and why countries would rather invest millions, billions and trillions on war machines and weapons that could literally kill us all, rather than try to figure out more peaceful solutions.
Because peace doesn’t generate money for the 1%
Or how they have trillions to spend on war, but that money can’t be found when people are starving and living in the streets.
War makes unethical people and industries lots of money
War is the cost of challenging the status quo intentionally. It turns out a lot of people in power are willing to pay that cost.