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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2015, 01:36 PM Jun 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders Says U.S. Should Look More Like Scandinavia

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Says U.S. Should Look More Like Scandinavia (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2015 OP

I heard something really stupid, or maybe sly, on our RW radio. Cleita Jun 2015 #1

We could point out kenfrequed Jun 2015 #2

Good points. Cleita Jun 2015 #3

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

1. I heard something really stupid, or maybe sly, on our RW radio.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 01:43 PM

Jun 2015

A self-described Libertarian said that when he visited the Scandanavian countries, they were beautiful and the citizens prosperous, but the problem is they didn't have a strong military to defend their way of life.

Okay, we recognize a strawman but how do we blast this point to smithereens? Is a giant destructive military really necessary?

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)

2. We could point out

Reply to Cleita (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 01:55 PM

Jun 2015

That we spend more on our military than the next seven nations combined. And that over half of those nations are allied to us.

I think we can dial it back to spending more than the next five combined nations and still be just fine. We might also consider closing a few overseas bases that are no longer needed.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

3. Good points.

Reply to kenfrequed (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 02:18 PM

Jun 2015

Do we really need the bases we have in Japan for instance. I don't think they will ever go to war with us again.

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