BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt's utterly hypocritical that the "defence" industry/sector is not called what it really is, the war industry.message-squaremessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1338arrow-down1message-squareIt's utterly hypocritical that the "defence" industry/sector is not called what it really is, the war industry.BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 day agoThe US used to have the Department of War. Then it split up after WWII into the departments of the army, navy, air force and the overseeing department was renamed the department of defense. Probably a branding thing. edit: a word
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day ago100% branding. Cant go around admitting to attack and start wars. Its defense, guys. On other countries soil. Right?
The US used to have the Department of War. Then it split up after WWII into the departments of the army, navy, air force and the overseeing department was renamed the department of defense. Probably a branding thing.
edit: a word
100% branding. Cant go around admitting to attack and start wars. Its defense, guys. On other countries soil. Right?