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What are you the most surprised isn't questioned more? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

War .... any war ... and why countries would rather invest millions, billions and trillions on war machines and weapons that could literally kill us all, rather than try to figure out more peaceful solutions.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

War is the cost of challenging the status quo intentionally. It turns out a lot of people in power are willing to pay that cost.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

Because peace doesn't generate money for the 1%