I remember vividly having a heated discussion with a friend of mine, a good friend of mine over the "War Mongering Democrats"- the idea that: if Harris wins, the war machine will get turned up to eleven. I should message them now.
Our government has been—and probably will keep being—all over the place. It’s like a pendulum swinging wild on social issues, economic fixes, you name it. But there’s one thing they never waver on: their love for the war machine.
Doesn’t matter who’s in charge—Democrat, Republican, whatever—the military budget always goes up. We love bombing places so much, we’re running out of targets. I still remember Obama snagging a Nobel Peace Prize while the US was busy blowing the Middle East to bits. Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story, right?
This is why I pushed back when my friends said Trump would be different. Different how? Where’s the incentive to de-escalate? To make the Pentagon pass a single audit? They keep “losing” billions, and nobody’s ever held accountable. Not one person. Funny how that works.
Maybe there’s a perk in it for them. Wartime’s the best time to dodge criticism—keeps a presidency safe from too many hard questions. Who knows? You and I aren’t allowed to know. That’d make things too democratic, too transparent, and we can’t have that, can we?
So, since we’re all about “diplomacy” in global politics, I guess we’ll just keep bombing everyone to smithereens. Saw it in the manual—right next to the IKEA instructions for a bookshelf. Build it, break it, repeat.
Before someone thinks I’m defending Iran or picking sides—nope, I’ve got no dog in that fight. I just don’t see how another war makes America great. I figured greatness came from using our cash on our own people, not dropping it from planes. Guess I missed the memo.
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