The true cost of the military-industrial complex.

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the environmental and social cost of the military and militarism. I narrow in on the United States military-industrial complex because it is by far the biggest military machine in the world. I look at how the military and the military-industrial complex is a massive polluter in terms of both emissions and chemical waste. In addition, the video looks at whether or not these environmental and monetary burdens caused by the military-industrial complex are justified. Have the multitude of wars the United States has wage been just, or are they manifestations of imperialism. Ultimately, the video connects environmental destruction with military imperialism and concludes that demilitarization is the only truly effective answer to the carbon footprint of the military.

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#MilitaryFootprint #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #Demilitarization

[OurChangingClimate]

What are your thoughts on the relationship between militarism and the environment? Do you think "greening" the military is a solution?

Note: I failed to adequately explore the single biggest cost of the military-industrial complex: the loss of human lives. Watching the piece again, I wish I had done a better job of weaving the ramifications of violence into this video.

[zEropoint]

i'm curious to know what other people think about this: why do you suppose the media is so stuck on telling people to take shorter showers and not use straws to correct climate change instead of telling people what companies are the worst polluters, how they pollute, and alternative consumer goods that will prevent them from having to support corporate polluters? what other things do you think the media could be doing instead of harping at individuals for making choices that they ultimately have no control over?

[electronics_diver]

real estate is also a big source of greenhouse gases.

[nethascotx]

Breaking news! The guy behind “Our Changinng Climate” mysteriously disappears!
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[curiousentertainment]

Talks about us military emissions and shows a Russian tank good job

[raptors]

Lol wasnt expecting this to be some climate change bs when i clicked on it 🤣

[gamerx]

I only expect the US military to slow down when other countries actually build up their military, like the US has been asking for god knows how long for other members of NATO to pick up their weight.