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[–] lowleekun@ani.social 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

To be honest i think its one of these industries that should never be private. Why do we think it is a good idea to have people profit from war in such a direct way?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Because wherever there is a possibility to make massive amounts of money, those with power will push and push and push to be in control of it.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

theoretically it allows for more competition, but in practice its much more complex

[–] naught101@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Seems like if a theory doesn't allow for obvious-to-everyone complexity, then it's a pretty useless theory.