• thehatfox@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The war in Ukraine seems quite real, and so does America’s growing isolationism and taste for autocracy. In a visibly more unstable and divided world, a greater focus on defence is sensible.

    How we are going to pay for it however is another question.

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      3 days ago

      People’s safety cannot be guaranteed solely by weapons, which we all have a ton of. We see the result of that defensive doctrine in the middle east.

      Stability breeds stability : guarantee people’s food security, healthcare access, decent housing, social tensions relief programs… That’s what makes a country united against uncertainty.