• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Just because you don’t put much weight on what america and by extension its citizens is participating in

    I do put weight on it. I simply ascribe that weight to their lifelong careers rather than their fleeting political selections.

    The argument that if a vote doesnt end up going to one of the two most likely candidates, that its the same as going to one of them anyways makes no sense.

    I agree. But then I’d argue individual votes, even whole elections, don’t matter much in a heavily privatized economy.

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      16 days ago

      The only issue I have is that not everyone is lifelong careers deep into all of this. Some people have made good attempts to minimize their harm while taking care of themselves and their families.

      You make it sound like the average american has been working for the military industrial complex for 25+ years.

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        16 days ago

        You make it sound like the average american has been working for the military industrial complex for 25+ years.

        Hardly the average American. But the average rich American? Much closer to the mark.