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[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 66 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fact this meme implies anything resembling an equal conflict is a pretty bad framing, despite a decent overall sentiment.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Yeah, make the Gaza monkey 50% younger, change the knife into a rock, and put the Israel one on a death star space station. That's closer to reality.

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago

Look, they're terror rock attacks.

The UN guy made sure to be very clear about it about a year back

Beyond parody lmao

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Talking of rocks, I remember low level scraps between youths and border guards in previous years where the Palestinian boys used slings with rocks like David and Goliath. That weapon has a very long history in the region.

[–] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is always someone profiting out of a war.

[–] 0x4E4F 1 points 2 years ago

Like the banks in WWII.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

It's not a war, it's a genocide.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meanwhile Ukraine is the meme with the boyfriend looking at the girl in the dress. I'm bummed that Israel and Hamas are sucking up all the oxygen.

[–] GenEcon@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

And Russia completely missing. Russia is the biggest profiteer of this war by far!

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

This is what President Eisenhower was warning us about when he talked about the "military-industrial complex." A series of forever wars that existed for no other reason than to benefit corporations and billionaires.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which Rule of Acquisition is this again?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

34: "War is good for business."

[–] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

#10: Greed is eternal.

#45: Expand or die.

I think they've all taken this to heart, like good Ferengi.

[–] catfish@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago

thats not a war, whats happening is a fucken genocide

[–] tetris11@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] eatham@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

And on raytheon, what did they do?

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Boeing and Raytheon are massive weapon companies that make drones, missiles, targeting systems etc

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Raytheon stocks more than doubled in value this year.

You could say business is booming

[–] nikscha@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both are in the arms business. They make money from war.

[–] maniacal_gaff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yup and if they didn't make money, Putin's tanks would have just ravaged Ukraine instead of being blown up all over the place by Javelins.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They make shitty earbuds and sponsor YouTubers and podcast /s

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You joke but I used to get Raycon, Ray-Ban and Raytheon confused at a time.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 3 points 2 years ago

Imagine if they had the same parent company?

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Boeing and Raytheon are military contractors, and the US has characteristically kept itself in or around global conflict in order to continue handing out multi-billion dollar contracts to these companies (and more like them.) Weapons/Platform manufacturing and sales is a large portion of our economic output.

[–] Damaskox@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of -