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  • Which is a surface level observation, as most of the “military spending” went into the pockets of the corrupt at every echelon of leadership. Everyone in power wanted to skim off of their alloted funding, which prevented it from actually being utilized as intended. Blaming the decline solely on military spending is a stretch, just like the other comment trying to compare the 1953 Soviet Union to Nazi Germany a decade prior.

    America has fallen from the top 20 happiest countries because the senile leadership of Biden prioritized war profits over citizen welfare and infrastructure. The caricature here exemplifies that point but let’s get caught up over the pedantics of a failed nation instead.



  • If it’s the classic Watchmen comic, there’s not a lot wrong with it aside from the unnecessary pirate interludes and a few parts of the ending sequence (not spoiling anything).

    The deceased Comedian is supposed to be seen as a horrible guy and that’s portrayed well. There’s a lot of political intrigue and philosophy that desires provoking thoughts as well, so it’s more of a mature read rather than pure shock value like a lot of fiction media nonsense these days.




  • There are lifestyle modifications to lessen the likelihood of each. That’s not to say that there isn’t a significant hereditary factor for each (there is, upwards of 60% chance based on genetics), but it is important for us to look at his comment: It’s all “me, me, me”. Not an ounce of selflessness in that rant. Not “do I have enough to give others when they need it” but rather “will I have enough for myself in my later years”. No mention of even passing on knowledge to the next generation or volunteering for a cause (which can even be done as early as in your 20s, I do so myself), but rather the need to lament his own wealth.

    He’s already indoctrinated into the idea of not caring for other people, which is a method that this system has incorporated into its successful persistence through the last two centuries. Of course he isn’t the problem when there are bigger fish to fry, but he is an example of the results of the problem since there are thousands just like him who have grown wealthy enough through selfish desire and barely understand the potential that they have for the sake of others.



  • It should be considered that America is investing in its infrastructure by making sure that its educated population of professionals and pre-professionals is able to find suitable work and stable living conditions debt-free. Instead of that, we have a severe lack of foundational jobs for the educated (unless you’re an overpaid nurse or engineer that will always be in demand), exacerbated cost of living, and foreign students taking away competitive education seats from American students. Everything has been one big sellout to the wealthy, domestic or otherwise, while average Americans and their students suffer. Student debt forgiveness isn’t a metric designed to be measured by a sum of money arbitrarily gained in return after investing, it’s an investment in the wellbeing of its society and its people.



  • Lemmy is just as antisocially left-leaning as reddit. I was glad when Biden facilitated Covid vaccination but then everything stagnated for the rest of the four years. I’m not giving them four (or eight!!) more years of war monetization through a puppet president so that their corporate supporters can grow fatter while American citizens and infrastructure continues to suffer. Trump’s stimulus checks were the greatest support that I received towards my student loans and I’m proud to support him.