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[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Why did you remove the rest of the post from the screenshot?

If I could wave a magic wand and end all wars and give the entire planet universal healthcare, I would.

All I pointed out was that 1/3 of the estimated $8 trillion total cost of the US wars post-9/11 will be dedicated to veteran healthcare; whereas funding another country's war doesn't come with those costs.

It's not a hot take. It's not a position. You're projecting.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

If I could wave a magic wand and end all wars and give the entire planet universal healthcare, I would.

Wanting to improve society somewhat ![improve-society](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/5714455c-dd96-4a6d-9b6d-0378a0fa03db.png "emoji improve-society") is a goal that is only possible if magic is real. ![very-intelligent](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/611ff2af-7866-4241-91bc-b19c67cc1f4e.png "emoji very-intelligent")

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I most certainly did not, you might have edited it later, but that was your whole comment at the time.

Edit: it was an edit, and also doesn't make your comment any less callous and disgusting.

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[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I edited shortly after originally posting. I've noticed that sometimes edits don't federate correctly.

For anyone who is curious, please follow the link for the citation.

Edit: it was an edit, and also doesn't make your comment any less callous and disgusting.

The whole thing is callous and disgusting. They surely use analyses like the one I pointed out in making the justifications to do what they're doing.

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Let's pour oceans of money and material into creating exponentially more needy veterans from an unfathomably more brutal war for the sole purpose of meat grinding a geopolitical rival that we've all but forced into this position, it'll be cheaper because we don't care what happens to those people!

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