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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe part of free lunch was pushed by Eisenhower, who didn't want malnourished troops. Odd for the patriotic to not see this any more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Because poor desperate people is easier to convince to fight petty oil wars. They learn you can only push to far with conscriptions before people start rebeling.