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[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There has been no money made. The supplied arms have always at least been partially (50+%) payed for by the German government

[–] ofchesoneofthose@lemmings.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

OMG are you stupid? The money is going to the private sector. It's a hidden subsidy.

Remember when von der legend got caught being in bed with the weapon industry?

[–] RidderSport@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Of course it is, but the way you're spinning it you insinuate that the German state is profiting

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

If it's 'paid' someone made money.
German arms peddlers to be exact.
Whoever pays the bill: ~~government~~ (the suckers voting for them and the ones that didn't too) doesn't matter.