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I genuinely think it's funny that whenever it comes to war America is like "THIS IS WHAT WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON INSTEAD OF HEALTHCARE" and then they run out ammo (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 days ago by Keld@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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It's not enough that the imperial superprofits will never result in a peace dividend, you can't even buy guns right.

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[-] NinaPasadena@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

Not quoting anyone directly tho like you I'm sure I'm not the first to say this or express this sentiment

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

Something about it is dettimg off my 'ive resd this somewhere else' brain. It felt like a wuote by someone who i probably should remember. Most likely a coincidence but now I wanna know who it reminded me of, cause its someone

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's almost certainly some paraphrasing of Sun Tzu.

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.