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jomin41

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18. "Power corrupts" applies to nations as

Reply to uawchild (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 09:46 AM

Oct 2015

well as to people. Since the U.S. found itself "King of the world" after WW2, it has become drunk with power. Now it has hollowed out it's economy and still actually spends much more than the graphic displays. It's probably at least twice that 600 billion figure, when you include CIA, NSA, DEA, FBI, HS and "black budget" items.

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Living in constant fear as a Nation [View all] uawchild Oct 2015 OP

Maybe our fear of the world is just a projection of our fear of ourselves. HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #1

Good post. Captain Stern Oct 2015 #2

Bingo. +1000. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #19

All that money, all that military, terrorists an ocean away....but still the massive FEAR of...what? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #3

"War is a racket" - Gen. Smedley Bulter, 1935 n/t DefenseLawyer Oct 2015 #4

The plutocracy that rules this country owns the mass media tabasco Oct 2015 #5

bubbles within bubbles uawchild Oct 2015 #7

I encourage people to turn off their telescreens tabasco Oct 2015 #21

'Fear' is a great motivator. CanSocDem Oct 2015 #6

welcome to DU LittleGirl Oct 2015 #8

I think that at this point it can be argued quite easily deckchairdanny Oct 2015 #9

Agree. There's real news out there too. Its just hard to find for all the propaganda and BS cpompilo Oct 2015 #10

It's hard to find HERE on DU, but a little more likely to show up... hunter Oct 2015 #15

That's why DU is my home page. cpompilo Oct 2015 #22

Excellent post! K&R secondwind Oct 2015 #11

Extreme spending in defense of hegemony is no vice! Human101948 Oct 2015 #12

This is the biggest and easiest way for corporations to get our tax dollars. Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #13

I've never understood LWolf Oct 2015 #14

K and effing R Scuba Oct 2015 #16

Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen cantbeserious Oct 2015 #17

"Power corrupts" applies to nations as jomin41 Oct 2015 #18

Don't blame the "military industrial complex." JayhawkSD Oct 2015 #20