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[–] DefinitelyNotAPhone@hexbear.net 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh cool, we're at that stage of open fascism where the state and private industry amalgamate into an unholy blob.

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago

this is just making the subtext the text tbh

the GWOT was just naked graft for contractors

[–] shallot@hexbear.net 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

private-sector know-how

Lmao know how to what, lay off a bunch of people and collect a fat bonus? Read someone else’s slide deck? Get Luigi’d?

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

Hey, please don't be mean about it, the US military genuinely needs all of this expertise

[–] Monstertruckenjoyer@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Literally stolen valor lmao

[–] Lenins_Sabocat@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago

Stolen surplus-valor! Lol!

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah the military chuds can't be too happy about this che-smile

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

President Trump, we must let private equity get involved in the US army.

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago

So the US government already had backdoors to all these companies.

This is just the Trump admin giving some bourgeoisie a military pension and benefits without actually having to do anything.

[–] prole@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Not even full colonels? Guess money can't buy everything smuglord

[–] invo_rt@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

In a slightly more just society, they'd be appointed to the military and immediately court marshalled.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

legitimate targets the lot of them

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 7 points 3 weeks ago

I had to do a double take to see if this was The Onion

[–] principalkohoutek@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

Calling your private military Detachment 201 is pretty good at least

Ah, the old Reverse-McNamara

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

Just helping luigi-dance