Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "The Military-Industrial Complex" video.

  1. I wouldn't go out and buy a Hazmat suit, but in all honesty the gas mask intrigues me. After seeing how tyranny has played out in Venezuela and Hong Kong, it seems governments are reluctant to use live rounds against protesters these days, so they put down dissent using less-than-lethal methods. At the end of the day, however, it's still denying people their right to freely speak out against the government. I suspect if any western nations go authoritarian (the socialism movement is growing in the U.S., and we all know they're voted in but have to be forced out) they would use the same tactics.
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  2. "Strategery..."
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  3. Why? What's wrong with a British company designing something for the U.S. military? Most of the European defense contractors (BAE, Saab, FN, Kongsberg, Airbus Defense, etc.) have subsidiaries in the U.S. and usually partner with an American company to assemble the system at hand. Our companies do the same. The F-35, for example, has quite a bit of tech from BAE inside. The new USN littoral combat ships have Saab weapons tech. Our special forces use many specialized weapons from European gun manufacturers. Washington, D.C. is being protected right now by a Norwegian anti-aircraft system (though it uses an American missile made by Raytheon). If allies didn't partner on projects, you'd have a lot less allied countries from the start, which arguably increases the potential for conflict.
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  4. Hi Vlad!
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