Bread and Circuses

It's hard to imagine how anyone could oppose taking such a positive humanitarian step forward.

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Statistic on Billboard Explained - World BEYOND War

The 3% figure comes from dividing what the United Nations says it would cost to end starvation globally by what the U.S. government spends on its military each year. In 2008, the United Nations said that $30 billion per year could end starvation on Earth, as reported in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, […]

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Mar 16, 2023 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadBen 🌹 Mar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses the answer, which has always held humankind back, is the fear that *someone*, somewhere, might be given something they "don't deserve”
Show threadJohnWMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses Yet our government, who beyond doubt knows this takes no action.
Show threadtoxtethogradyMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses But there are no shareholdings in starving people, so military spending tends to get priority over them...
Show threadZZ BottomMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses 
Show threadAmbigram ArtMar 16, 2023

@breadandcircuses

Murdoch #murdoch

Show threadLily StarMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses The US Military spends $2 Billion Every. Day. Today, yesterday, every tomorrow is another $2 Billion spent on warfare instead of citizen welfare.
Show threadBig Head TalesMar 16, 2023

@breadandcircuses But if we ended world hunger, we wouldn't need the military anywhere near as much...

Wait...

Show threadExtinction (our fate)Mar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses All the incentives in the corporate 10 minute news cycle are set to favor incredulity and inaction, and treat human rights as entitlements. Or to treat the barrel of the gun as the bringer of flowers, even if those flowers are depleted uranium.
Show threadRalnik 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses it's hard to imagine until your country is attacked by the imperial monster next door that wants to negate your existence.
Show threadhapbtMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses it's not hard to imagine insane wild uncontrollable greed, it's just horrifying
Show threadJamesTDGMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses it doesn't make money, so the gubment don't really care
Show threadDr. ObliviousMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses It's not about solving problems. It's about making money off of the problems.
Show threadPaul LalondeMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses this would also end a bunch of war, I suspect.
Show threadAviva GaryMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses unless the two are linked... 👀
Show threadnotesMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses I don't see how this doesn't make sense from even a capitalist perspective.
Show threadYoraMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses The weakness of the majority gives power to the few.
Show threadAmanda HugankissMar 16, 2023
@breadandcircuses if they become healthy enough, who knows? Could become competitors for some of the things we have and want. Couldn’t have that, hey? 😣
Show threadJonKramer, CIS-HETMar 17, 2023
@breadandcircuses , I highly doubt this is even close to truth. What would they buy, and from who? Would those purchases spur a population boom and be self defeating?
Show threadSklingklorpMar 17, 2023

@breadandcircuses

They know that. That's something they actually know. They don't have to find it on there cell phone to find the answer. Your tax dollars at work. Yeah they won't fix that. No way.

Show threadSklingklorpMar 17, 2023

@breadandcircuses

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Show threadcostrikeMar 17, 2023
@breadandcircuses Imagine psychopaths who really, really like money.
Show threadDannyboyguymanMar 17, 2023

@breadandcircuses imagine how much conflict and violence this would inevitably prevent, the second order effect would reduce the justification for such a large military budget....

Oh

Show threadEva ChandaMar 17, 2023
@breadandcircuses But disarmament would have to include ALL countries, otherwise the threat of war would still be there. Also, should #Ukraine not defend itself from #Russia? They can't do it without other countries' weaponry, especially from the US. I think greed & nationalism are big barriers to disarmament. Religion may be the opiate of the people, but nationalism is their crack (or even "bath salts"??), inciting hatred & aggression. #nationalismispoison
Show threadTraveling Piano ManMar 20, 2023
@breadandcircuses Nothing to imagine here... has been the state of humanity since the start. Which brings it all back to the individual you and me and what we are personally doing as humanitarians.