General Discussion

kpete

(71,965 posts) Sun May 25, 2014, 05:14 PM May 2014

An amazing chart showing global military spending

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett
Follow
Global military spending
US 37%
China 11%
Russia 5%
S Arabia 4%
UK 3%
Japan 3%
India 3%
Brazil 2%
Turkey 1%
UAE 1%
6:21 AM - 25 May 2014

https://twitter.com/conradhackett/statuses/470555199681994752http://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5750044/an-amazing-chart-showing-global-military-spending

6 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

An amazing chart showing global military spending (Original Post) kpete May 2014 OP

Disgusting. L0oniX May 2014 #1

This is a crime against all of us. Think what else we could be doing with that money. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #2

Howard Zinn would agree. L0oniX May 2014 #4

37% of the world's expenditure by a nation with 5% of the people seems just about right, indepat May 2014 #3

And the propaganda is so thick that we can't say a peep about the military or the spending Arugula Latte May 2014 #5

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba May 2014 #6

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

1. Disgusting.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 05:24 PM

May 2014

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

2. This is a crime against all of us. Think what else we could be doing with that money.

Reply to L0oniX (Reply #1)

Sun May 25, 2014, 05:27 PM

May 2014

Feeding the poorest.

Educating the young.

Providing health care for all.

Fixing our infrastructure (and creating jobs).

The list goes on.

L0oniX

(31,493 posts)

4. Howard Zinn would agree.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #2)

Sun May 25, 2014, 08:15 PM

May 2014

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinnapeopleshistory.html

indepat

(20,899 posts)

3. 37% of the world's expenditure by a nation with 5% of the people seems just about right,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 06:29 PM

May 2014

far, far right indeed!

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

5. And the propaganda is so thick that we can't say a peep about the military or the spending

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2014, 08:19 PM

May 2014

lest we be accused of hating our "hero" troops ('cuz dontcha know every single person who signs up for the military is automatically a hero). They have successfully joined Joe Schmo the soldier at the hip with Halliburton.

We are screwed.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ...