Reply #2: And even if Joe Lunch-Pail knew how much of the economy went to 'defense' spending [View All]

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He'd have no problem with it because the people in this country have been brainwashed by the Military-Industrial Complex to think we actually need all this war-spending. People here are completely paranoid about being attacked by some nebulous 'enemy'.
The thing is, the spending they're doing might have made sense against the USSR, but no longer. We're up against young Islamic jihadists, all the $300 million jet fighters are useless against that sort of enemy.
Europeans have none of the paranoia I see here. They've had their fair share of wars and terrorist attacks, but they don't live in fear like we do.
Why are we so scared?