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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's a good question that I don't have the answer to, but I don't think the USA would be able to continue funding a military 20x the expense of the next most powerful military while under authoritarian rule. We have the funds for such a military now because of a hundred different conditions that wouldn't exist anymore under a fascist government.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

Fascist governments always collapse eventually because of loyalty over competence, but the thought of the damage a powerful country like the US would do before that collapse is terrifying.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

It is. Even just the economic damage that the world would suffer is horrifying.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I questioned if I should add more context, but people will suffer a lot of hardship if the global economy is flipped upside down. It's not the rich assholes I worry about, it's the common person who will struggle to find a job or buy milk.

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, Russia has been a fascist country for 30 years now and they haven't collapsed

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

The US spends 3.4% of GDP in defence. Israel is at 5.3%. Also the US only spends a bit more then 3x what China spends and well US products are more expensive. So the US can probably fund its military for quite some time, without too many problems and right wingers love to do it, to bomb the shit out of people.

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