Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by jrochkind1 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @10:19AM
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> Also, military provides plenty of people to a) have a purpose b) be physically fit
You know, have we considered maybe a massive increase in sporting leagues? The kind where generally people don't get murdered?
Training people to kill each other and then having them do so seems a literally sociopathic way of accomplishing the end of physical fitness and giving people a purpose, no? A massive network of athletic tournaments and government-subsidized athletes would probably be a lot cheaper for the outcome too.
I get this isn't really why we have militaries (I think? I hope?). I honestly think it's a pretty ridiculous suggestion to make that it is, or that it justifies them. If the military expenditure is to be justified, it's sure not for that.
You know, have we considered maybe a massive increase in sporting leagues? The kind where generally people don't get murdered?
Training people to kill each other and then having them do so seems a literally sociopathic way of accomplishing the end of physical fitness and giving people a purpose, no? A massive network of athletic tournaments and government-subsidized athletes would probably be a lot cheaper for the outcome too.
I get this isn't really why we have militaries (I think? I hope?). I honestly think it's a pretty ridiculous suggestion to make that it is, or that it justifies them. If the military expenditure is to be justified, it's sure not for that.