Don't join the army

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[–]magnora7[S] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

Western militaries aren't corporate tools

That must be why there are US military bases in 185 countries. Because it's not a profiteering tool taking over the world that regularly starts wars and kills hundreds of thousands. Got it.

[–]HOONTER 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

TBF I'd rather have US military bases all across the world than Russian or Chinese military bases.

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

If those were the only two options, then I'd agree with you. But thankfully they're not the only two options.

[–]ICEMAN 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What's the other option?

[–]magnora7[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You really see no other options than the 3 you presented?

[–]ICEMAN 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

huh?

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I'd rather have Russian or Chinese military bases all across the world than be ruled by giant killer robots from another dimension. Whether you legitimately believe the US is the lesser of evils or not - it's still evil as fuck.

[–]HOONTER 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'd still take the evil I know, and the lesser evil at that.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's because the evil you know isn't exploiting and killing you as bad as all the millions of others.

[–]UmamiTofu 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

What does having global bases have to do with corporations? I can think of lots of reasons to have bases in other countries that don't have anything to do with corporations. It's a pretty basic part of a global military presence. For alliances, diplomacy, counterterrorism, humanitarian relief, and deterrence.

[–]magnora7[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But the military-industrial complex is obviously operating on a profit incentive... look at the Iraq war. The first things done after winning the war was stabilize the oil production, and take over the central banks, and for US companies to rebuild all the destroyed buildings.

It's all for profit.

If it had anything to do with humanitarianism, the US would've stepped in in Rwanda in the 90s. But there was no profit there, so they let millions die.

[–]JasonCarswell 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And Yemen and Somalia today. Not to mention stopping the sanctions and attacks on oil-rich Venezuela.

[–]fred_red_beans 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Q: What was the first institution established after the killing of Gaddafi in Libya?

A: A bank.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

LOL sad but true.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's what you're programmed to believe.