‘Would you survive 72 hours?’ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war - eviltoast
Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happens
  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    There’s some truth to this. One does need a military, but you don’t need one that costs 2T a year. Canada and Mexico, combined, spend around 35 billion a year on war material, and both have universal health care.

    • Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      I’m Canuck, so this issue is of central concern for us, ongoingly…

      The reason we’re able to spend so-little on military, per GDP,

      is because of the excessive expenditure by the US.

      Pretending that these expenditures are “independent” of the US’s expenditure, is intellectually-dishonest.

      I’m not saying that was your intent, I’m saying that’s what the result misrepresentation is…

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