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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: wzambon 🐝 BRONZE
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Subject: Re: Of Course He’s Not a Fascist
Date: 11/13/24 3:00 PM
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When a major goal is to overhaul the moribund inefficient Pentagon procurement processes, necessary to rebuild our military, then the simpatico arrangement between the Generals and Defense contractors must be degraded. Breaking those bonds necessarily requires a degree of "out with the old".

I didn’t see that listed as a goal. It may be your goal and is certainly a goal I share with you.

Getting rid of “woke” is the listed goal, which I believe is the cover they’ll use to force wholesale resignations.

If they had wanted to address the sclerotic procurement process, they would have emphasized that, and gained wider support for doing so.

But no. They’re going after “woke”, which is a fuzzy enough target that they can drive any general through it and out the door.
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