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In-universe G.I.Joe was just theater put on by the Military Industrial Complex to justify bloated defense spending

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨FenrirIII@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Any time you see real modern US military stuff in movies it is part of a promotional campaign to justify bloated defense spending.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As someone who grew up in the 80s, but never watched J.I. Joe…what?

    Also, does the show actually recognize Sgt. Slaughter defecting to Iraq?

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    • FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The “Joes” spend billions fighting “terrorists” who never really change anything. Everything ends up status quo.

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      • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        So…a standard episodic cartoon for children.

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  • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Got to sell those war bods somehow.

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