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I think it's different in that pharma companies do harm to Americans whereas the MIC exports harm to other people. While on one level no one life is more valuable than any other life, I think it's relevant to consider that the American people could theoretically exercise political and regulatory power over pharma companies whereas the victims of the US MIC have no power to oppose it outside of war.
By withholding medical advancements behind patents, intellectual property, and cost restrictions, while at the same time stealing brilliant scientists and researchers from their home countries by offering them wealth, we shoot the medical communities of the world in the foot.
In late 2021, 60% of the US population was vaccinated against COVID while only 6% of the African continent was. To this day, the disparity is still ridiculous.
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/vaccines/us-states
Not to mention the MIC is literally self sustaining and works similar to a deep state because of its immense amount of unaccountable power. Pharma companies are still at the mercy of feds, Boeing is a state actor. Whole different leagues.