Usamericans should be more anti-war actually. They should be straight up insulting marines and shutting down weapon factories, 60s anti-war protests kind of shit. I’m sorry for pontificating from down here but the US military-industrial complex is currently supplying a genocide, and this is not a new thing, the US has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia to starve millions of Yemenis. And though some people think it’s not the point, it Is also true that there are trillions upon trillions of dollars that could be spent in anything else that go to the black hole of corruption (and call it for what it is, corruption) that is the Pentagon. Any of those resources could be destined to literally any other activity and be better spent.
I’m talking full contempt here. You should outright be HATING the military. Instead of lining up to watch Top Gun you should see it as a glorification of a fucking killing machine that serves imperial interests, enriches megacorporations and supports genocided. For the love of God be more angry about it. Goddamn.
It must be nice to live somewhere where the government actually listens to its electorate. Doesn’t quite work like that here, at least on a federal “regulating the military industrial complex” level. We get lip service at best and then they continue to do whatever the fuck they want. Insider trading, blatant corruption, bribery, revolving door lobbying, deregulation, privatization, all performed by people who shamelessly beg for campaign donations for six months out of every two years to Defeat The Evil Bad Guys On the Other Side of the Aisle and then tell us to fuck off the rest of the time while they work together to carve up this country a little smaller for their corporate friends in the name of “centrism” and “bridging the divide” and “national security”. We rioted for six months straight in 2020 and got a photo of rich white people kneeling on the floor of the Capitol in African-styled accessories to show for it. They don’t care about what we think. They don’t care about what we do. They only care if our absence from work affects their stock portfolios.
omg your country has insider trading, corruption and deregulation? i’m so sorry we didn’t consider that. nothing to do there, it’s totally fine to lay down and rot
Yes let me just go ahead and start a revolution against the most purposefully designed “fuck your entire continent up from anywhere on earth with a single ship” military on the planet with the help of my local community gardening collective, everybody knows strong community bonds are the backbone of anarchism, so we can’t lose. Or wait, I know! I’ll vote for the blue party! They’re soooo much better about gleefully enabling genocide because Kamala is #brat! Or even better, I can vote for a third party candidate with zero ideas or plans besides “idk um war is bad”, surely that isn’t a waste of a vote! Kindly put an upright cheese grater between your ass cheeks and go ride a space hopper.
