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Schools in America apparently have their own army recruiter (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (18 children)

Army is a bunch of parasites on the face of the Earth. Parasites that set the rules, as any ruler turning against them will be overthrown.

Army doesn't make any productive labor; instead, it siphons trillions of dollars making the machines intentionally designed to kill people - and puts them to use.

Society loses literally nothing without armies. They don't "protect" you from anything but other armies, and without armies and wars and threats we could move way further as a humanity.

Don't let anyone brainwash you into accepting this monstrosity. Army is bullying their own countries, bullying and extorting each and every one of us. They are the real enemy. And they will do everything in their power to distract you from that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

You lift the mask off the Military, and it's Imperialism. Lift the mask again and it's Capitalism.

"And I'm getting away with it too, despite you meddling kids!"

[–] MadSurgeon 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Army is capitalism. Wat?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Read about General Smedey Butler. Vet of multiple wars, the most highly decorated man in Marines history, two medals of honour, he had the opportunity to be the US's first dictator, but was ultimately an anti-war, anti-facist, anti-capitalist pacifist. He perfectly encapsulates how the army andvtge wars they have are just an extension of capitalist interests and act to further the capitalists desires.

[–] MadSurgeon 3 points 10 months ago

If you said, "Army is beneficial for elites." I'd be banging the same drum. It's not unique to capitalism in any way. Communists are just as bad.

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