>In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the Military Industrial Complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
>We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes.
What did Eisenhower mean by this?
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He's very clear in what he is saying. Too bad nobody heeded his warning.
It was already too late. They military industrial complex sealed the deal when they killed Kennedy and it's been game over ever since. Someday they'll call it what it was: a coup.
This was back when politicians cared about their country instead of themselves baka desu
who was the last one that truly cared?
Eisenhower if you're looking for the best answer. JFK if you're a Democrat. Reagan if you're a Republican.
reagan didnt care
True. Regan made a bunch of illegal Mexicans citizens and magically cali turned into a blue lock state overnight.
>most people are too ADHD to hit the 9 minute mark when he starts talking about how the federal government controls research.
makes me sad
Reagan was a demented mouthpiece for GHWB who didn't have a clue what was going on while GHWB ran the government behind the scenes. He even tried to assassinate him in 1981
>NAMING THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
CAREFUL IKE
Nixon was the last, just look at the organizations and legislation he made. EPA, OSHA, Clean Waters Act. Nixon gave a fuck about the welfare of the country long term, this is why they instigated Watergate on him. People forget that Johnson was wiretapping Nixon all throughout the 1968 elections and is the reason why Nixon went batshit over spies and made the plumbers.
Based Nixon supporter, there's a few of us out there.
these guys have the best answer. The last president who truly cared was either Eisenhower, Kennedy or Nixon.
Carter was also good. He told the American people what they needed to hear but capitalist consumerist culture had already poisoned their minds too far. The reason America finds itself in enormous debt today is because it has been encouraging spending beyond it's means for decades.
CARTER WAS A PUSSY WHO LET IRAN WALK ALL OVER HIM AND HE LOST BECAUSE OF IT
THE ONLY OTHER TIME AN AMERICAN EMBASSY WAS ATTACKED LIKE THAT WAS UNDER ANOTHER PUSSY PRESIDENT OBAMA BENGHAZI
>The reason America finds itself in enormous debt today is because it has been encouraging spending beyond it's means for decades.
all austerity does is just fuck you deeper when you hit an inevitable recession.
Better to spend a little more before it hits to ensure the worst impacts are lessened.
> The greatest work of art imaginable for the whole cosmos. Minds achieving something in an act that we couldn't even dream of in music, people rehearsing like mad for 10 years, preparing fanatically for a concert, and then dying, just imagine what happened there. You have people who are that focused on a performance and then 5,000 people are dispatched to the afterlife, in a single moment.
Yeah and Reagan/Bush literally straight up sold them weapons via Israel, which is way worse.
That makes no sense. Stocking up on essentials is not the same as wasting money on frivolous things like a new gas-guzzling car.
IRAN STILL FLIES OUR OLD F14S
IRAN WAS AMERICAN ALLIED UNDER THE SHAH BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION
THEIR ENTIRE MILITARY WAS USA EQUIPMENT
REAGAN SOLD THEM THOSE WEAPONS AND LARGELY REPAIR PARTS TO KEEP THEM FROM SWITCHING TO THE SOVIET SIDE
>That makes no sense. Stocking up on essentials is not the same as wasting money on frivolous things like a new gas-guzzling car.
tldr if no one is spending money and instead saving the economy straight up fucking dies and as a result businesses have less people to sell to and downsize thus reducing # of employees creating a death spiral.
google keynesian economics if you want to know more, most countries that adopted keynesian policies following the 2008 finacial crisis were spared the worst impacts (australia stimulus package)
even on a personal spending level just saving money is the dumbest shit you can do.
if you aren't investing you are losing money thanks to inflation.
It depends what you invest in. Lots of investments lose you money. In fact most do. the best thing you can do is stock up on gold.
>It depends what you invest in.
no shit
but if your options are
1. lose money due to inflation and no wage growth
2. potentially lose money on a somewhat stable investment
the choice is clear