100 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 2 Nov 2022 \ parent \ on: US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed military spending bitcoin
Lol should change defense to war!
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354 sats \ 0 replies \ @Atreus 2 Nov 2022
It used to be — the "Defense" Department was the WAR DEPARTMENT until after 1945.
After World War 2, I suppose, we got wise to the benefits of propaganda and the power of labels, so the name was changed.
I like War Department more too. Not only is it more honest, it sounds more badass.
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240 sats \ 0 replies \ @DemandUtopia 2 Nov 2022
We also have the Department of Homeland Security. What is the Department of Defense defending, if we also need Homeland Security?
Rhetorical question, of course... the DoD is all about maintaining the petro dollar and other military adventurism abroad
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