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UK vows to spend 5% of GDP on national security by 2035 (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Handful of evil bastards have convinced billions of grown ass men and women that the Boogeyman is a real.

Buckle up, cause shit’s about to hit the fan.

We need another pandemic to straighten things out for humans.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The war in Ukraine seems quite real, and so does America’s growing isolationism and taste for autocracy. In a visibly more unstable and divided world, a greater focus on defence is sensible.

    How we are going to pay for it however is another question.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    People's safety cannot be guaranteed solely by weapons, which we all have a ton of. We see the result of that defensive doctrine in the middle east.

    Stability breeds stability : guarantee people's food security, healthcare access, decent housing, social tensions relief programs... That's what makes a country united against uncertainty.

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