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Ukraine to compete at 2024 Olympics on one condition: athletes from Russia and Belarus must perform under neutral flags (www.rt.com)

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't know how this brain genius talking point got so popular.

So things don't cost money when you already spent money on them? ...You don't think those stocks are going to be replenished having been depleted?

[–] PosadistInevitablity@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wonder why they never apply that logic to housing…

Then it suddenly costs money!

[–] PerCarita@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it has a point, albeit not perfect. Wouldn't you rather the US not have a ridiculously big military budget and can divert spending to, say, education and healthcare?

Sure, it's great that the US arsenal can obliterate any country in the world should the political powers will it, but this is not the best version of the world, honestly. As you said, it's your money. Are you okay with it?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, it's great that the US arsenal can obliterate any country in the world should the political powers will it

visible-disgust

Wouldn't you rather the US not have a ridiculously big military budget and can divert spending to, say, education and healthcare?

Yes? But this seems like a non sequitur.

[–] PosadistInevitablity@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

You see, we will reduce our military budget by using more weapons. This makes sense in the liberal mind