Interestingly “ministery of war” used to be quite frequent names for these institutions. The “defense” euphemism only came later in many countries. Austria-Hungary had also a “Kriegsministerium” (“war ministery”). It also had a much more badass double headed eagle bolted onto the building. Well, the building still has.
I mean, I get and like the honesty. But keep in mind the administration that’s doing this; it’s different when a fascist country says “ministry of war” from when, say, a country like New Zealand or some other innocuous country like Norway or Portugal or current day Japan.
I get your point, but Austro-Hungary started WW1, not nothing either. The reason I was mentioning it is that the US might just as well be in its late days imperialism. One of these wars might actually end the days of US Empire.
trump is not your typical fascist strongman. He is an intentionally destructive force, sent in to make the country insolvent and unmanageable. So the old structure can be saddled with the debt of the people and organizations that are destroying it, and its physical resources can be parted-out.
Jiral@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Interestingly “ministery of war” used to be quite frequent names for these institutions. The “defense” euphemism only came later in many countries. Austria-Hungary had also a “Kriegsministerium” (“war ministery”). It also had a much more badass double headed eagle bolted onto the building. Well, the building still has.
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SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I mean, I get and like the honesty. But keep in mind the administration that’s doing this; it’s different when a fascist country says “ministry of war” from when, say, a country like New Zealand or some other innocuous country like Norway or Portugal or current day Japan.
Jiral@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I get your point, but Austro-Hungary started WW1, not nothing either. The reason I was mentioning it is that the US might just as well be in its late days imperialism. One of these wars might actually end the days of US Empire.
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Will end the days of US empire. That’s the plan.
trump is not your typical fascist strongman. He is an intentionally destructive force, sent in to make the country insolvent and unmanageable. So the old structure can be saddled with the debt of the people and organizations that are destroying it, and its physical resources can be parted-out.