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Both are useful in achieveing American political aims abroad, so getting rid of them seems like a bad choice from the perspective of the US government

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[–] MelianPretext@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't see the difference and splitting the hair seems irrelevant. The US military isn't just an imperialist fascist force, it's also a jobs program for millions of Americans. It's dialectical to acknowledge all relevant facets and the existence of those orgs as a institutional golden parachute is one of them. I don't care if someone weighs it as "just that" or "primary" or "secondary" or "whatever" it's simply a crucial element that should be highlighted.

Yes, the Reddit Democrat "analysis" or the Hasanabi interpretation of this as just "evil dumb racists" doing "evil dumb racist" things isn't necessarily wrong. There's no value in framing this under that sole paradigm, however.