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Moss | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +17 
 the war ended, the politicians shook hands, and the military-industrial complex made a lot of money. but only mothers are burying their children. 

war is a faster means of robbing people of their wealth than taxation. 

politicians love war.
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2686f866 | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Biggest polluter on the planet is the war machine
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Moss | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Probably greedy politicians and the military-industrial complex.
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JeffG | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 It's also great for quickly devaluing currency to reduce the debt burdens.
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Moss | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 💯
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vectr | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Corruption occurs whenever the entity making the purchasing decision doesn’t have to pay for the purchase. This has always been true.
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PirataCuervo | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
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PirataCuervo | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think the only way out of this trap, besides taking away the printer, which solves the funding side but not the security side, is to have a population of strong fighters and supporters organized as militias.
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Moss | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Bitcoin can solve the problem of printing money. Nostr can solve the problem of thought control. This can make the government return to its original job. What we can do is to give people the power back to themselves.
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PirataCuervo | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That's what I'm saying. Security needs to be provided by someone though, and that's where it gets complicated.
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Moss | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The government's job is to protect the safety of citizens. It's just that now those greedy politicians use the fear and threat of war to gain power and plunder people's wealth.
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PirataCuervo | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The gov job is to protect territorial integrity and sovereignty. Internal security is another matter. Would it not be better if everyone could defend themselves and their property? Any arrangements after that are made on a local basis.
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enerG | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Exactly! Security is the government's one and only job.
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Moss | 6 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Absolutely
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