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ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 12 hours agoWhere did you get my desire for blood from? All I’m saying is that the same arms companies make weapons that fall in Gaza and that protect Europe. You can’t have one but not the other. It’s up to politicians to decide how to use those weapons, not engineers.
Objection@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
Exactly how far does this extend? Because a lot of people involved in supporting the Nazi war effort said the exact same thing.
If you go around solving every problem you’re asked to with no concern for who’s asking or why, that’s how you wind up developing Zyklon B
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 hours ago
Great, so let’s disarm unilaterally. I’m sure Russia and China will do the same.
Such a childish take…
Objection@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Why should we demand countries that are only spending 1/3 of what we spend disarm? No, let’s focus on having the most militaristic country in the world, the one that spends as much as the next 9 countries combined, on having that country reduce spending and stop trying to dominate the entire world through military force.
And then we can spend some of that money on giving me health insurance! Everybody wins! Well, except for the corporate executives and their chauvanistic bootlickers.
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 hour ago
You do realize that if you “reduce” spending you will still have arms companies making weapons and engineers will work for them? I don’t think it’s that complicated…
You spend a lot on weapons. If you reduce it you will spend less on weapons but you will buy some weapons.
Like imagine you’re spending $100 a week on alcohol. You decide it’s bad for you and you reduce it. Now you’re only spending $30 on alcohol. You’re still buying alcohol. You spend less but you still buy it so someone will still make it.
Hope that helps.