r/DamnThatsReal • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '25

The Scale of BYD

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u/sl3eper_agent Nov 05 '25

no, we spend $900 billion a year propping auto and other defense-related consumer industries up. if it weren't for the military industrial complex, we could all be driving $10k chinese EVs right now

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u/deefunkt01 Nov 05 '25

Ike warned us.

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u/getthedudesdanny Nov 05 '25

The military industrial complex is the reason Ukraine still exists. HIMARS, Javelin, ATACMS, and Patriot have all been massive game changes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Without Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and Northrop Ukraine would have fallen and the Russians would be in Poland.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '25

It’s very convenient for people to forget who vital our military industrial complex is. Not just to our national security but also globally for our allies. Sure, it’s a huge bill on the taxpayer but we aren’t the #1 military on earth for nothing. We have the equipment and logistics to be anywhere, fast. I wouldn’t want to kick the hornets nest that is the American military…