The American empire lives. Leading Republicans and Democrats alike support a proxy war in Europe, back murderous conflict in the Middle East, and threaten catastrophic war in Asia. Fervent critics of “isolationism,” like Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, seem determined to defend everyone except Americans. The bulk of military outlays go either to protect prosperous and populous allies that can’t be bothered to defend themselves or to punish states not inclined to follow Washington’s dictates.
There’s always more money for arms, even though the United States is racing toward insolvency. Federal debt owed to the public is roughly 100 percent of GDP, near the record set at the close of World War II. Without dramatic change, the debt ratio will be twice as high by mid-century. Yet the bloated military budget continues to jump skyward.
The bipartisan congressional War Party risks running out of an even more important resource, manpower. Wrote Newsweek’s Alex Phillips: “A majority of American adults would not be willing to serve in the military were the U.S. to enter into a major war, recent polling has found, while public confidence in the armed forces appears to be waning.”
An oxymoron to join your enemy that wants you dead. I would advise anyone thinking about joining the military, to find a local militia instead.
It all started when we allowed it in Korea and Vietnam, seems we’ve learned absolutely nothing from our present history.
Yes, join a local militia, if you can find one.
Agreed. Join a militia.
The obvious and simple answer to the query posed by the headline is “don’t”.
And apparently a good many decent Americans have all arrived at that very answer presently. How do you like me (us) now, sucka?
May Lloyd “two masks” Austin go to war with the army he has; the rainbow rump rangers and strong, independent women™️ will have to suffice in carrying out his stupid, ghey and evil orders. And we can hope that they fail utterly and end up having their asses (and austin’s, and pedo joey’s, for that matter) handed to them in an empty ammo crate. It appears to me this will be the quickest and most decisive means of cleaning up the mess these damnable fools have made.
Remember, every person serving took an oath to defend against enemies foreign and domestic. They have, uniformly up and down the line, failed to live up to that oath, and repeatedly now, at that. That is the undeniable reality of what has happened. Were it not, we wouldn’t be where we are right now.
The only thing the empire will get from me is two elevated middle fingers and a Nimitz class sized load of derision and mockery. If they try to take more than that from me, other fun prizes are awaiting them.
Someone said, “ The life-expectation of a great nation, it appears, commences with a violent, and usually unforeseen, outburst of energy, and ends in a lowering of moral standards, cynicism, pessimism and frivolity.”
yup that’s us. USA dats all folks! Hahaha!
I will NEVER join this vile, commie, he-she “Over-Taken” Gov’t not Military NEVER under any damn circumstances. Years ago I almost joined and would of been proud to serve but it didn’t play out that way for me and that is fine but today no damn chance period. These clowns are really out of their minds.