Beetschnapps

joined 2 years ago
[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We talking meow meow energy now. Can’t no one keep up.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

“Sign sign everywhere a sign talking about the kitties getting out of line…”

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ima raspberry that young beauty…

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But are they a freak? Only long haired freaky people need apply…

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

“I Am Shiva, the God of Death”

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As a god on this earth, his monologue that starts Michael Clayton is the stuff of dreams.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So US, Canada, Mexico, a lot of South America, the Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, UK, Ireland, Scotland, all of the EU (27 countries with an 18 trillion gdp), any other western aligned or NATO countries Norway, Iceland, Australia and more…

Versus china and a country with a smaller economy than Texas… you got things backwards.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Do I need specific info to recognize that “the military industrial complex” is not a single homogenous entity that goes around loaning and selling to whomever independent of any oversight, national security concerns, or contractual obligations?

Are you referring to some “the CEO” of the MIC? Keyword here is “complex” as in various uncoordinated entities… not a single block selling weapons the gov contracted for manufacture to anyone on the side.

Just think a little… You do realize congress purchased those weapons, it’s up to the US gov to decide what to do with them. Lockheed doesn’t just walk over and double deal a stealth fighter to the highest bidder like a car salesman with a quota…

It’s shit like this that gets people discouraged and missing the reality of our support for Ukrainian independence. It’s not a MIC thing as much as some people would like to simplistically align our support for Ukraine with Bush’s war in Iraq. It’s misguided and potentially dangerous to misconstrue this shit like that.

You describe a scenario divorced from reality, ignorant of national security, ignorant of who owns what yet you’re asking me for specifics?

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It’s almost like it’s not that ridiculously simplistic.