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Horror-Score2388 t1_j2derqq wrote

Reply to comment by farmallnoobies in [OC] Around 30% of countries spend more than 2% of GDP on their military by IndeterminateYogurt

how could you possibly separate spending lmao

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farmallnoobies t1_j2dg4i4 wrote

Well they claim to have done just that by calling it defense spending...

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yes_its_him t1_j2do2ro wrote

That's not really what that term 'defense' means.

There's no distinct 'offense' budget.

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dewlocks t1_j2ehgpr wrote

It’s a valid question. Not sure why the downvotes. It’s one of those things that is said so often, defense = military, no one really thinks about what the offense would be.

Wouldn’t all non-defense spending be offense spending? Transportation, agriculture, education etc. everything non-military related?

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farmallnoobies t1_j2f356v wrote

Instigating wars and attacking other countries for their assets sure feels like offense rather than defense.

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