Pentagon funnels $7.4B in surplus military gear to police

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (10 children)

Can you imagine if we devoted a tenth of this money to helping the poor and "too poor to afford therapy, too rich to get aid" people, so they could actually get help before they'd end up arrested for crimes?

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

No, how dare you offer up a logical solution? How dare you?!

[–]Minedwe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

What money? No money was involved, the 7.4 Billion is the value of the weaponry. They could sell it off instead, but that probably violates some government contract or stipulation. If you want money for the poor, there's plenty of wasteful government agencies and programs.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

Yes, exactly. The value of the weaponry. The absolute insane amount of waste spending we're throwing into the military instead of our own citizenry.

[–]Minedwe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

"Waste"? I'm sure you'd love to have China and their commie ilk marching through our streets or firing nuclear missiles at us too? Most of the money contributed to social programs gets eaten up by corrupt megacorps and politicians or lazy immigrants and blacks anyway.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

If you think spending more money than the next ten countries combined is justified on the basis of "muh threats" you're exactly the kind of propaganda eating lapdog the pentagon loves. Seriously? "Why spend it on our own citizenry? They'll just waste it!" - It's amazing what a hypocritical position you have. If that's your attitude why do you even care about defending your country?

[–]Minedwe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"Why spend it on our own citizenry? They'll just waste it!" I never said this. I said that the real, responsible citizens will never even see the money, because it will be wasted on fat cat politicians and lazy immigrants and other "diversity" programs.

If you think spending more money than the next ten countries combined is justified on the basis of "muh threats"

Yes.

you're exactly the kind of propaganda eating lapdog the pentagon loves.

The feds and pentagon have repeatedly espoused anti-white and anti-Third Position ideas, so I would assume quite the opposite.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You'll want to fix your formatting, but I got it anyway. Why not have our supposed "allies" actually spend for their own defense instead of playing world police? Why not defend ourselves, not proactively serve as defense for others? Why not spend our money on ourselves? If you honestly think all spending on ourselves will do is "enrich fat cat politicians", I've got bad news for you - it already enriches fat cat generals and government contract companies siphoning off all of our money fighting for people not our own.

[–]Minedwe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why not have our supposed "allies" actually spend for their own defense instead of playing world police? Why not defend ourselves, not proactively serve as defense for others?

We should.

If you honestly think all spending on ourselves will do is "enrich fat cat politicians", I've got bad news for you - it already enriches fat cat generals and government contract companies siphoning off all of our money fighting for people not our own.

I am aware of this. There's really no right answer here because the entire US government is corrupt and a failure.

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

Okay, so why do I give a shit what your thoughts are? If your whole argument is nihilism to justify extremism (which I gather from your mention of third positionism), why did you even bother replying? I sincerely couldn't give two cents what your opinion is on a topic when that opinion is resignation to a status quo simply because some benefit to the citizenry might be misappropriated.

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

Nihilism has nothing to do with this. Nor do I like the status quo. I really don't see how you're getting that from my comments.