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CMV: The size of America's military is something to be ashamed of, not something to be proud of.

We all know how ridiculous US defense spending is, I dont need to quote you any statistics for you to know it's *insanely* excessive.

It really grinds my gears that people feel like it's something to brag about or be proud of. You're funding death instead of life, destruction instead of creation.

It's not even about the fact that you have no serious geopolitical threats, it's just sad that a country with so much power uses that power to create doomsday devices or whatever it is that DARPA is creating with those hundreds of billions behind closed doors.

It's a massive misallocation of resources, science should be better funded than defense.
gpt
>You're funding death instead of life, destruction instead of creation.

The military's purpose is not to attack, it's to defend. When's the last time anyone invaded America? Due to the size of our military we have a significant advantage when it comes to foreign affairs and we can't be intimidated by any other superpower. 

>it's just sad that a country with so much power uses that power to create doomsday devices

>It's a massive misallocation of resources, science should be better funded than defense.

Like radios, microwaves, computers, GPS, duct tape, and Jeeps? The military isn't 100% responsible for those inventions but they played a key part in the funding, research, and development of dozens of things that you use. Militaries are not all about shooting people, they need a strong infrastructure. So when the military designs efficient gadgets they can sometimes be applied to the civilian sector as well. 

I think we can all agree that America spends **too much** on our military but you seem to be against the idea of a standing army at all.