Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec...
by alfiedotwtf on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:14AM
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Speaking of the great Tankian, “… breaking into Fort Knox“
Interesting that Trump, Elon, and DOGE haven’t mentioned Fort Knox yet
Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec...
by mindslight on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:31AM
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They've got to finish their one-for-you-two-for-me "audit". But don't worry I'm sure we'll be hearing any day now how JOEBIDEN was simultaneously sleepy and also a mastermind that stole all the gold, and how they now need to purchase a bunch of shitcoins to replace it.
Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec...
by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:46AM
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Sure they did, like a month ago. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-musk-raise-questio...
Re:The Decline of the U.S. Machine-Tool Industry and Prospec...
by rat87 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @12:44AM
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I wouldn't put it past Teddy Roosevelt. When he was undersecretary of the navy that helped start the Spanish American war he resigned (despite his superiors asking him not to) to fight in the war. He also asked to fight in WW1 despite being old.
For all his positive attributes former senator McCain was known as a hawk. There have always been men who after fighting come away with a firm belief in military power. If you made service a requirement you wouldn't necessarily get fewer hawks just ones you can't criticize for not participating in war themseu
"Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they always send the poor?"
Those in power right now have no personal disincentive to real kinetic war. It doesn't affect them personally, or so they think up until the moment it does.