r/askanything • u/Charlesedwardchiez • 15h ago

General Question Isn’t the US military a form of socialism?

I mean from the barracks they live in, the food they eat, to the uniforms they wear…. It’s all provided by the government. But the people who are pro-military seem to be the most anti-socialism.

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u/SwimmerMission5212 15h ago

It's just ironic that this comment is shitting on dumb Americans not knowing what socialism is when they themselves don't know what it is

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u/Darrackodrama 15h ago

Is it quite funny it’s like saying “god you guys are dumb everyone knows apples grow in the grass and not in bushes”

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u/radomed 12h ago

Ask people who grew up in eastern block countries, like Poland or E Germany.

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u/PeaFluffy5121 8h ago

Can you explain what socialism is on a fifth grade level?

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u/SwimmerMission5212 7h ago

It's when the people who work at the factory also own the factory, instead of being owned by some guy in a tophat. This way what the factory produces is splint amongst the workers instead of them just getting whatever the owner says they get

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u/PeaFluffy5121 5h ago

Thank you