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It takes an act of Congress to change the name. Trump just made one of his dictatorial proclamations.
by riotnrrd 8mo ago
It takes an act of Congress to change the name. Trump just made one of his dictatorial proclamations.
- testing22321 8mo agoIt was originally named the department of war, and changing it to defence was just newspeak anyway. Of all the things trump has done, I actually like this one. At least he’s being honest about his intentions for what this department does.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 8mo agoI'm of two minds on this. As you say, renaming from War to Defense was a lie to tell Americans a more palatable story. However, renaming from Defense to War is actually the same thing in the current political context but for populace with different values. It is honest in a way but that was not the intention, nor is it the effective result. It's just a different lie.
- testing22321 8mo agoI mean, they’re doing their best to start new wars right now, so I’d say it’s not a lie at all.
- zzzeek 8mo agoi dislike every action by a president that blatantly breaks the law, and yes that includes ignoring the tiktok ban
- anigbrowl 8mo agoThat's irrelevant. the point is that Congress is the body with authority to decide, not the executive branch.
- ikrenji 8mo agoit's not just newspeak though. names matter. an advanced civilization, which USA being the richest country on Earth is, should not strive to get into offensive wars...
- testing22321 8mo agoRichest, clearly. Advanced? No free healthcare, no paid maternity leave, two weeks paid leave, no free higher education, etc etc.