• GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    5 days ago

    Oh for sure. Another term people just assume started with conspiracy cranks or activists is “military industrial complex.” Made up by that famous peacenik radical hippie Dwight Eisenhower

    • determinism2 [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      5 days ago

      I think people are mostly just sick of hearing about it. Usually if I see mention of the MIC in the wild, it precedes a completely misguided explanation of some particular instance of US imperial aggression.