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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's also no real fiscal incentive. Morality and freedom are important and all, but we fight wars for financial gain.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That and the three letter agencies have so much incompressible amount of power that any real revolution/civil war is damn near impossible.

Plus, who really wants to abandon modern living to die in some urban street combat?

[–] UnkTheUnk@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Once they hear the cracking of gunshots fires in their direction, they’ll start rethinking their decisions.