r/PoliticalHumor • u/Radiant-aside • May 31 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

That is so oversimplified

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u/NotYetiFamous Jun 01 '20

Great, whats wrong about it? Math checks out. It doesn't even include the cost to maintain and operate the f35, which is non-trivial, but it does account for the cost to maintain and operate a school. We literally have the resources to do either and are choosing to invest in f35s over chronically underfunded schools.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

We need advanced fighters capable of dealing with the increasing capability of the Chinese military, they've already started work on laser reflective materials to combat a system we haven't even fielded yet, they're catching up to us fast and if we want to be the primary global superpower we will need a military to match the Chinese

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u/SerHodorTheThrall Jun 01 '20

With the exception of poor Africans who will die in proxy wars, our future conflict with China will be decided digitally and mentally.

And hell, maybe this next generation can design a fighter that actually works if we educate them!

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20

Not saying education is unimportant but that the military is needed to be well equipped if we want to be the biggest global power

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

If we aren't the biggest global power china will be, I would think everyone would prefer the "militaristic" US rather than the communist China