alt Hacker NewsIt 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.
Replies
anigbrowl • yesterday at 7:56 PM
That's irrelevant. the point is that Congress is the body with authority to decide, not the executive branch.
ikrenji • today at 1:08 AM
it'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...
➕ show 1 reply
zzzeek • yesterday at 6:46 PM
i dislike every action by a president that blatantly breaks the law, and yes that includes ignoring the tiktok ban
I'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.