• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    This funding is not “for” Ukraine. It’s for the military industrial complex — most of that money stayed in the US.

    I personally haven’t supported 9/10 of US military actions since WW2, but Ukraine is a rare case where I do. So tell me… There are hundreds of billions in other spending that should be scrutinized before Ukraine — Why do you think we should let Putin invade and seize other countries?

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      10 months ago

      … hear hear. There are few things I hate more in modern politics than having to align myself with our military-industrial complex, as it feels like a deep and personal betrayal of some of my own strongest and longest-held beliefs.

      But … every tool has its purpose, and this is exactly what they’re for. Would they maybe, just maaaaybe, like … some more money?

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      10 months ago

      I will never understand how people don’t get this fact…the aid is loans to Ukraine and the money goes directly to US weapon manufacturers.

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      10 months ago

      Why do you think we should let Putin invade and seize other countries?

      To be fair America famously does/did

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          10 months ago

          San Marino and Switzerland at least.

          That said, imperialistic conquests of one country do not justify that of another.

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            10 months ago

            If we’re bitching about imperialism you really have got to put Switzerland back on that list… It’s introduced and supported turmoil across the world while constantly profiting from it - go visit Zurich or Lucerne sometime and realize just how much international money is supporting every part of their economy.

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            10 months ago

            No but it’s hard to cry about imperialism while funding genocidal imperialism.

            No I don’t support Russia but the Biden administration are giant hypocrites

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              10 months ago

              I’ll take hypocrisy any day over the apparent alternative of doing the imperialism and not helping anyone else resist imperialism