| ▲ | jimt1234 5 hours ago |
| Not sure why they call the name ("Department of War") informal. Seems pretty formal to me. It's displayed on the building. |
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| ▲ | riotnrrd 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It takes an act of Congress to change the name. Trump just made one of his dictatorial proclamations. |
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| ▲ | testing22321 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | It 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 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | 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. | | |
| ▲ | testing22321 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | I mean, they’re doing their best to start new wars right now, so I’d say it’s not a lie at all. |
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| ▲ | anigbrowl 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | That's irrelevant. the point is that Congress is the body with authority to decide, not the executive branch. | |
| ▲ | zzzeek 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | i dislike every action by a president that blatantly breaks the law, and yes that includes ignoring the tiktok ban |
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