| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
jammun 
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
 Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:18 |
To repeat: the military-industrial complex owns more than you dare imagine. (I know, I grew up in the 60's.) Ya'd best go listen to some 60's music, to understand what we all knew to well back then. Maybe start with Neil Young's Ohio.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
 |
thellama73
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 29 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 8368
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:26 |
 jammun wrote:
To repeat: the military-industrial complex owns more than you dare imagine. (I know, I grew up in the 60's.) Ya'd best go listen to some 60's music, to understand what we all knew to well back then. Maybe start with Neil Young's Ohio. |
A: What is "the military-industrial complex"? It sounds like an area-51 style bunker. B: Can you name a for profit company that is owned by the United States military?
|
|
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:27 |
Scratch the O hio thought.
Get out yer Zappa albums. Listen to The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Desitiny. Read the liner notes. We all be workin' in a Gas station.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
JJLehto
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 05 2006
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Status: Offline
Points: 34550
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:28 |
|
Damn it llama, how do you feel about it?
*hoping llama would be cool with something communists did*
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:34 |
thellama73 wrote:
jammun wrote:
To repeat: the military-industrial complex owns more than you dare imagine. (I know, I grew up in the 60's.) Ya'd best go listen to some 60's music, to understand what we all knew to well back then. Maybe start with Neil Young's Ohio. |
A: What is "the military-industrial complex"? It sounds like an area-51 style bunker.
B: Can you name a for profit company that is owned by the United States military?
|
A. I dunno
B. Boeing, just off the top of my head.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
Status: Offline
Points: 15784
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:35 |
|
I don't want the government having anything to do with private businesses.
|
|
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
|
|
Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
Status: Offline
Points: 15784
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:36 |
jammun wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
jammun wrote:
To repeat: the military-industrial complex owns more than you dare imagine. (I know, I grew up in the 60's.) Ya'd best go listen to some 60's music, to understand what we all knew to well back then. Maybe start with Neil Young's Ohio. |
A: What is "the military-industrial complex"? It sounds like an area-51 style bunker.
B: Can you name a for profit company that is owned by the United States military?
|
A. I dunno
B. Boeing, just off the top of my head. |
The military owns Boeing?
|
|
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:37 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
jammun wrote:
thellama73 wrote:
jammun wrote:
To repeat: the military-industrial complex owns more than you dare imagine. (I know, I grew up in the 60's.) Ya'd best go listen to some 60's music, to understand what we all knew to well back then. Maybe start with Neil Young's Ohio. |
A: What is "the military-industrial complex"? It sounds like an area-51 style bunker.
B: Can you name a for profit company that is owned by the United States military?
|
A. I dunno
B. Boeing, just off the top of my head. |
The military owns Boeing? |
Pretty much.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
Status: Offline
Points: 15784
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:39 |
|
By that you mean no.
|
|
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:40 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
By that you mean no. |
By that I mean without military spending Boeing would be non-existent at this time.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
Proletariat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 30 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1882
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:41 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
I don't want the government having anything to do with private businesses. |
i dont want private buisness having anything to do with government 
|
|
who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
|
|
thellama73
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 29 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 8368
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:42 |
JJLehto wrote:
Damn it llama, how do you feel about it?
*hoping llama would be cool with something communists did*
|
No. I'm agin' it. Agin' it, I say.
|
|
|
|
Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
Status: Offline
Points: 15784
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:44 |
jammun wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
By that you mean no. |
By that I mean without military spending Boeing would be non-existent at this time. |
Perhaps, or perhaps it would be active in other fields.
Most corn farmers and domestic sugar producers would be nonexistence without federal spending / protection. That doesn't mean it owns them.
Though of course I disagree with subsidies, protection laws, and the obscene amount of spending in the military domain.
|
|
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
|
|
Equality 7-2521
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 11 2005
Location: Philly
Status: Offline
Points: 15784
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:45 |
|
|
|
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
|
|
Proletariat
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 30 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1882
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:48 |
hmm... im not sure i want private buisness having anything to do with private buisness... or the government having anything to do with the government
guess ive got to give up all hope 
|
|
who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 03 2010 at 23:59 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
jammun wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
By that you mean no. |
By that I mean without military spending Boeing would be non-existent at this time. |
Perhaps, or perhaps it would be active in other fields.
Most corn farmers and domestic sugar producers would be nonexistence without federal spending / protection. That doesn't mean it owns them.
Though of course I disagree with subsidies, protection laws, and the obscene amount of spending in the military domain. |
At least we agree on obscene spending in the military domain. To compare corn farmers, subsidies and all, with one of the few industries we have the actually produces a trade surplus, is facetious. Boeing makes good jets, or in the case of the 787, if they can actually get it transportinjg people, that are productive to the customers. All I am saying is that the military $ subsidises the commercial, or at least keeps the wolf from the door during the bad times. I make no judgement as to the value of that.
Whatever, if g'ment/ military Hummers would have somehow kept GM alive, without bailout, I'd be good with Hummers.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
JJLehto
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 05 2006
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Status: Offline
Points: 34550
|
Posted: November 04 2010 at 00:03 |
|
Yeah, that is nice but I was talking about the US military literally owning companies.
As in, hypothetically, all of Boeing's profits going directly to the military.
Though Pat and llama are opposed, as I figured
Edited by JJLehto - November 04 2010 at 00:04
|
|
jammun
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 14 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 3449
|
Posted: November 04 2010 at 00:39 |
I am just paranoid enough to believe that they do actually own companies (maybe not Boeing...), said "profits" going to some other clandestine CIA/NSA front. There's cameras everywhere. I know,I know, this sort of paranoia is not necessarily known outside of Idaho and various midwest militia strongholds, but I have no doubt 'bout it...I lived in Wyoming. The whiskey's in the jar. And no, I'm not sitting here in my military khakis, no gun sitting on my lap nor rifle over my shoulder, waiting for the worst. No, I'm listening to some Dylan, maybe some Rush, maybe whatever comes up on the CD player next.
|
|
Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
|
|
JLocke
Prog Reviewer
Joined: November 18 2007
Status: Offline
Points: 4900
|
Posted: November 04 2010 at 00:57 |
The T wrote:
JLocke wrote:
Henry Plainview wrote:
I have the perfect solution, anyway: Palin/O'Donnell 2012! |
I seriously hope you're joking. |
I'd really love that to be the republican duo for 2012... |
I bet you would, Teo. You'd love a reason why nobody should even think of voting Republican.
I have to say, in my case that would certainly work. I might be no big fan of Obama's, but if Palin becomes the prime R candidate . . . sorry, I'm voting Democrat.
|
|
manofmystery
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 26 2008
Location: PA, USA
Status: Offline
Points: 4335
|
Posted: November 04 2010 at 01:07 |
Why would you have to be drunk to tap the Palin/O'Donnel ticket, Equality?
I'd hit that sh*t dead-sober any day. 
|
 Time always wins.
|
|
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
For my Libertarian friends
