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[-] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Forcible suppression of opposition

Democrats kicked the Party for Socialism and Liberation off the ballot in Georgia already, so while we aren’t all the way there, signs of it are showing up

Don't forget all the times they broke strikes, sent the cop beat up protesters, arrested peoples who spoke against Israel, etc...

Militarisation of society

Not there yet, sure.

Normalizing wars for resources and geopolitical influence, cohering poor peoples to join the army by having military service be the only way to not fall into decades long crippling debt to pay for college, continuing to throw more and more money at the military industrial complex even though they already give it more than the next 10 biggest military spending combined and justifying it with fearmongering about Russia/China/whatever country they don't like invading them and their allies. They already seem pretty militaristic to me.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Normalizing wars for resources and geopolitical influence, cohering poor peoples to join the army by having military service be the only way to not fall into decades long crippling debt to pay for college, continuing to throw more and more money at the military industrial complex even though they already give it more than the next 10 biggest military spending combined and justifying it with fearmongering about Russia/China/whatever country they don't like invading them and their allies. They already seem pretty militaristic to me.

Fair point that I agree with personally. I do believe Internal militarization is increasing over time, however.

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