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[โ€“] Owl@hexbear.net 33 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think the military industrial complex started out growing its profits by actually growing out productive capacity for arms, then during the W Bush era increased profits by replacing everything with private contractors, and they're now trying to increase profits by not actually doing the work they're paid for. Like the history of industrial capitalism, neoliberal capitalism, and finance capitalism playing out at triple speed.