(August 10, 2018 at 12:11 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(August 10, 2018 at 12:02 pm)Kit Wrote: We can't afford universal health care, but we can afford to spend billions on an imaginary enemy in space?
I tend to agree, the money could probably have better uses. But how much do we spend to take a selfie of mars, and couldn’t the same argument be made.
I don’t think that it is necessary right now, but probably will happen before too long, and it never hurts to be first in an arms race.
BULLSHIT, here is what IKE said about being weary of the global weapons industry and arms race. He understood, like you don't seem to, we live in an age of nukes and mutual destruction of the ENTIRE SPECIES.