return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoDropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"consequence.netexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1external-linkDropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"consequence.netreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·2 days agoI know it’s pedantic, but many of them are ex-military. It’s part of why they’re so primed to shoot anyone they find inconvenient.
minus-squareAkasazh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoThe song is supposed to anger them. I love factuality like any other, but in this case I’m totally fine.
minus-squareceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·2 days agoyep unfortunately even people criticizing ICE often refuse to critically examine the military which is much much worse.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThe thing is, the military is America’s largest wellfare program. Reducing or cutting the military could directly lead to a localized demand-side recession in areas with large numbers of military recruits and/or contractors
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoMight be worth it to wean the USA off its violence-based political and economic systems.
I know it’s pedantic, but many of them are ex-military. It’s part of why they’re so primed to shoot anyone they find inconvenient.
The song is supposed to anger them. I love factuality like any other, but in this case I’m totally fine.
yep unfortunately even people criticizing ICE often refuse to critically examine the military which is much much worse.
The thing is, the military is America’s largest wellfare program. Reducing or cutting the military could directly lead to a localized demand-side recession in areas with large numbers of military recruits and/or contractors
Might be worth it to wean the USA off its violence-based political and economic systems.