The EU announced its 800 billion euro plan to re-arm the EU with Trump being an unpredictable partner and Putin in the east (read more here if you want to know more).
I would like to get your opinions on this from an anarchistic viewpoint because I struggle to give one. As an anarchist I don’t like the idea of a central army (let alone an EU one). Also, to get this 800 billion, countries and the EU have to borrow more money in a world that is already effectively running on debt without a proper way out.
On the other hand, I also understand people I speak to their opinions. Both Trump and Putin are unpredictable so I also understand that people want to feel safer by investing in the army. They also find it a waste of money but if we neglect the army, we might one day face the consequence of that.
They’re all fascist garbage. USA and Russia are obviously trash empires. People somehow think Europe is better but it’s still a white supremacist empire based on colonialism, exploitation, etc.
The fact that all of these terrible groups are wasting endless resources on murdering people should not be supported or celebrated. While I do think that it would be better for Europe to defend itself rather than be dominated by USA, Russia, etal, it’s still a huge loss for humanity. The perpetrator is still the state, capitalism, imperialism, etc. - a system cooperatively maintained by every state and the violent global system of statehood. The same people and classes will profit regardless of their state’s nationalist branding. That’s the actual enemy.
For sure. Arm manufacturers are already lining up to fill their capitalistic pockets. In the meantime, their rare metals are extracted under bizarre conditions in former colonies or China.