Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17193627

Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    4 months ago

    And progressives conservatived will say “We’re wasting all that money giving it to Ukraine”, not realizing we’re not giving Ukraine straight cash. We’re giving them American manufactured weapons and ammunition. In the begining it was just giving them old leftover backstock to clear out warehouses.

    By now I’m sure those have been depleated, and now we’re giving Ukraine weapons and ammunition based on government contracts, that progressives conservatives were the ones that decades ago advocated for.

    So America basically just gave American companies 2.3bn in cash, to produce weapons and ammunition, and then gave those weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.

    Now, if those progressives conservatives DON’T want us to do that, we’ll STOP giving money to the American war machine, and the next time we’re at war, we’ll be behind in tech. All in an effort to lower taxes for billionaires who wouldn’t even notice.

    Edit: oopsie! I typed “progressives” when I was thinking of “conservatives”. It’s hot, I’m gonna blame it on my brain being fried.

    • Ranvier@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      71·
      4 months ago

      It’s mostly been conservatives that have a problem with this, not progressives for the most part. I mean sure some progressives are against but they’re by far the minority.

      I know progressives and democrats, and conservatives and Republicans, aren’t the same thing, but you get the picture. I think most on the left would prefer to stand up to authoritian genocidal governments, whereas many conservatives crazily see a lot they like in Russian government and want the US to embrace them.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 months ago

        Oops. I meant to type conservatives, but, my fingers typed progressives. Just like last week when I meant to type “got him” and my fingers typed “gotton” which isn’t a word.

        • Ranvier@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          3·
          4 months ago

          Oh gotcha, no worries! I was just kind of like whaaa?? when I read the comment at first.

          • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            4 months ago

            My favorite one is when half my brain was thinking I was hungry, and my mouth was asking my friend if he wanted to drive to the baseball game, or use public transportation.

            What came out of my mouth was “Do you want to drive the hot dog to the game? Or should we take the bus?”

            My friend looked at me like a confused puppy tilting their head hoping to see things from a new perspective. Finally he just blurts out “Do you think I have access to the Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile???”

            Me, not realizing I said “hot dog” instead of “jeep” was quite confused. So I had no idea why he was bringing up the Oscar-Mayer Weinermobile, just asked “…wha…do you? DO you have access to the Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile?”

            “NO!!!”

            “Then why’d you bring it up?”