• Mario_Dies.wav
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    216 months ago

    From the POV of the US, I’d argue that the war on terror was a rousing success. They got the surveillance state they wanted.

    • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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      146 months ago

      War on Drugs caused drugs to become more available, more potent, and cheaper.

      War on Terror has created entirely new terrorist organizations.

      Could we have a War on Wealth?

      • @Carlo@lemmy.ca
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        36 months ago

        I mean, based on these other examples, it seems like a real monkey’s paw situation. We’d probably just get a few more asshat billionaires out of it.