• @Asafum@feddit.nl
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    481 month ago

    Peace:

    “Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries”

    …yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…

      • The Snark Urge
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        211 month ago

        The winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.

        • Jolteon
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          31 month ago

          Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.

          • @deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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            161 month ago

            Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.

            An able militia military is a side effect.

        • Maeve
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          130 days ago

          Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.