This thread is where all the takes from idiots (looking at you Armchair Warlord) and screenshots of twitter posts/youtube thumbnails go.

  • skillissuer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    this is penny change, in grand scheme of things, from american perspective. this has been strategic goal of american command for better part of last century, some rednecks yapping about muh taxes going abroad shouldn’t have influence on that

    • aSingularFemboyHooter@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I agree entirely with your point, although I’m not sure ‘taxation without representation’ should be the takeaway. I think expert knowledge can be weighted heavier than random voters, but ultimately, there does need to be general consent, otherwise ‘achieveing strategic goals’ can be used to justify some heinous shit!

      • skillissuer@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        it’s their take, not mine, made even weaker if you consider that deep red states are mostly federal money holes (with exception of texas). as it happens, there is general consent, it’s only loud minority

    • Shit@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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      1 year ago

      Yeah they also seem to not understand we only get paid back for lend lease and loans of Ukraine wins. For some reason they don’t understand how loans work.