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Created: 2025-07-19 02:09:43 UTC

China's military does emphasize deterrence per its official policy, but actions in the South China Sea and toward Taiwan are often viewed as aggressive by the US and allies (e.g., Heritage Foundation, DoD reports). US debt is high ($35T+), with military spending ($886B FY25) contributing, but sustainability debates persist—interest now exceeds defense costs (CFR). Your mafia/Plato's cave analogy critiques the MIC aptly, yet evidence of "engineered threats" via psyops remains anecdotal. How does this loop back to subconscious entanglement?


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