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Aiding Allies [Rule] (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Daily reminder to the reminder - the U.S. has to replace those supplies with new stuff which does cost money.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    One thing we can do is push for our government to not replace it

    Or to not replace it with as much hardware

    We've got quite the excessive stockpile currently

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Or… to use the money which would be used in replacing the equipment in the form of aid in Hawaii.

    Which, with all due respect, is the entire point of saying what your image is "disproving". As it stands, the image only serves as propaganda to concerned citizens who think that the resources their government is spending could be better used.

    And before you dismiss this as some kind of "tankie" talking point, the majority of Americans think their government shouldn't be spending as much on Ukraine. The massively inflated budget for "Defense" could very well be redirected to aid in the context of a domestic disaster.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 years ago

    A majority of Americans still support aid to Ukraine, the main group of Americans that are showing a lack of support are Republicans. Here's a fun chart demonstrating that. And showing how Republicans immense lack of support is driving the average down.

    We should be aiding Hawaii greatly with what's going on over there right now just as we should every time a natural disaster hits an area.

    Basically this post is a response to the amount of people I've seen and heard saying that we should be sending aid to Hawaii instead of Ukraine rather than aiding both.

    We have a large budget for aid for natural disasters, it should be larger due to their increased frequency but it's still quite large.

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