Website review: More Guns, No Butter
Aeneas101 discovered this in Politics
•7 reviews since Feb 16, 2008
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Aeneas101 discovered 5 months ago- < /a> From the page: "Americans are worried about the impending recession and the Wall Street crisis, as well as the exhilarating and unpredictable presidential contest. But another threatening force is bearing down on the nation: our out-of-control military machine. The ever-voracious Pentagon is using this fragile moment as cover for seizing an even greater share of the nation's dwindling resources--trillions more in federal indebtedness to fight a phantom "war on terror.""
- meghanelaine rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "It reveals not only bureaucratic greed but clever politics. What makes the money grab scary is the silence. " What makes everything scary nowadays is the silence. Come on people! If the world is fucked up you can help change it!
- Graham857 rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "The real reasons driving the military budget have nothing to do with terrorism... ...A courageous presidential candidate would start by making two patriotic accusations: the armed forces have undermined themselves by this scandalous misuse of scarce public money, and the swollen military budget is all about feeding the hogs in the military-industrial complex." Ain't that the truth, but unlikely we will see such courage. Big business already has far too much influence over the candidates, not mention religious nuttery and other 'special interests' groups. Spreading democracy huh?
- AphroditeOne rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "The ever-voracious Pentagon is using this fragile moment as cover for seizing an even greater share of the nation's dwindling resources--trillions more in federal indebtedness to fight a phantom "war on terror." "
- TOMTHUMB rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "In constant dollars, next year's proposed military budget will be the largest since World War II--around $700 billion. It reveals not only bureaucratic greed but clever politics. What makes the money grab scary is the silence. Only recently has Barack Obama begun to link the money drained by the disastrous Iraq War to the need for universal healthcare and other domestic proposals. But neither Obama nor Hillary Clinton has been willing to criticize this year's bloated military budget and declare, "Not on my watch. Not if I become President." The military planners think they have Democrats in a box; any candidate who raises questions now can be accused of aiding terrorists. But the obscenely expensive weapons systems (designed to combat a Soviet military long gone) have nothing to do with terrorism. If the generals get away with this, the next presidency will be wretchedly compromised before it starts."
- Mayamoi rated 5 months ago
- America is out of control. Have a nice day. Hasn't anyone learned anything from what happened to the USSR?
- Tuono rated 5 months ago
- From the page: "Citizens must fight the militarism that's choking our democracy. Given the power and money of the military lobby, we're not likely to get any encouragement from either party or any presidential candidates, at least not at first. But we can force the issue into the dialogue and remember who listened and who didn't. Call it politics for the long run, the politics of hope with a sharper edge."
