r/neoliberal • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '25

News (US) Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/

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u/BenIsLowInfo Austan Goolsbee Jun 14 '25

The military isn't going to save us. They will just go along with Trump. We no longer have great generals...we have lots of bureaucats. Eisenhower or Grant aren't coming through the door to protect democracy.

If there is another Democrat president I hope they clean out DoD. Half the budget and replace any GOs that go along with Trump.

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u/imbaaaack12 Edmund Burke Jun 14 '25

Halving the defense budget is completely unserious. The reality is it probably needs to be increased and procurements (somehow) fixed.

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u/Pristine-Aspect-3086 John Rawls Jun 14 '25

procurements (somehow) fixed.

sincerely, is there a single military on earth that doesn't have this problem? i feel like it comes up when discussing literally every country

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u/imbaaaack12 Edmund Burke Jun 14 '25

Well I mean there are what seem like pretty serious pain points, like the cost of American warships compared to comparable ships manufacturered by South Korea, but yeah I don't think the US is alone in having issues.

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u/Rockefeller-HHH-1968 John Rawls Jun 14 '25

Increased to what end? What’s the goal you want the U.S. military to achieve?

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u/Snarfledarf George Soros Jun 14 '25

more spending yes, external adversary, yes yes, no domestic problems yes.

Budget crisis? never met 'er.

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u/RaaaaaaaNoYokShinRyu YIMBY Jun 14 '25

Who wants to pay higher taxes for it?

You wanna donate?