• masterspace@lemmy.ca
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    19 hours ago

    Let’s remember that the US has been, by far, the richest country in the world since the world wars, largely because it stayed out of them til the ends, and issued massive loans to European countries that they continued to profit off of for decades and decades.

    You talk about GDP percentage, as if every country had a similar GDP per capita, and could thus afford to spend similarly. The reality is that the US had more then enough money to both fund its military and fund its social programs, but it chose to instead fund the military and the already wealthy.

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      19 hours ago

      You talk about GDP percentage, as if every country had a similar GDP per capita, and could this afford to spend similarly

      Where did I ever say this?

      The reality is that the US had more then enough money to both fund its military and fund its social programs, but it chose to instead fund the military and the already wealthy.

      Which changes absolutely nothing from the perspective of NATO

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        19 hours ago

        Where did I say this?

        👀

        The US pumped massive percentages of its GDP into

        Which changes absolutely nothing from the perspective of NATO

        Lmao yes it does. It only doesn’t if you declare “I’m ignoring this information”, and stick your head in the sand.

        That’s not reasoning, that’s weaponized incompetence.