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Sanders Rips Lawmakers Saying 'We Don't Have the Money' While Backing $900 Billion for Military (www.commondreams.org)

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"I think it's time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families."

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is ripping more or less severe than slamming someone?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

More. Rips bleed, slams bruise.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

“I think it’s time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want"

is he talking about active servicepeople because we've been there since forever

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

MIC is the private companies that supply/support the military and profit from it. Everything from fuel to uniforms to electrical wiring in the bases.

[+] [email protected] -13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

so, like also the schools that are on base too? because the janitor at the school on the base near me fell through their ancient roof a few weeks ago. like, I'm not so sure they've been getting everything they want

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Nobody said the MIC's product was good quality or well maintained. In fact the more they can charge for the less they can do means more profit. And if working class people die because of it then oh well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It’s a school. That’s why.

[+] [email protected] -9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

so the school isn't MIC because it's a school even though it supports the military and the people there profit from it, because it's a school, but everything else down to the wiring on the base facilities (excluding the school even though the school is a base facility). I'm just trying to figure out where the line is

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I’m honestly having a hard time getting a read on you. Are you playing dumb/sarcastic in an attempt to bait people into what you perceive as some sort of inconsistency? Or are you genuinely asking? Your tone is very confusing.

My comment was a little more tongue in cheek/flippant. The joke being “it’s a school so the American government doesn’t care about it.“

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not looking for an inconsistency, I'm looking for a boundary. if the boundary for both "the MIC is everything that supports the military down to the air they breathe" and "the MIC gets everything they want", it seems like that would exclude an awful lot of what we traditionally think of as the MIC, including the military.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I’m not gonna lie it really reads to me like you’re looking for holes and not seeking actual understanding

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

It's pretty straightforward, the MIC is essentially the structure behind and around the military, namely defense contractors, the Pentagon, and politicians. AFAIK it doesn't actually include the rank and file armed services members. It's worth mentioning the term gained popular attention due to a speech by outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower, himself a retired 5 star general.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

Of course not, active servicepeople are just another currency to the military-industrial complex.

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