Bruh the fucking Roman Empire had their Legionnaires build roads and shit while being nearly as belligerent as America because it's better to use fit healthy men on a government payroll than let them fuck around. Capitalism is uniquely evil since it's a continuation of feudalism.

You are describing the national parks service

Literally just send the military imo

This would be amazing, and sooo much cheaper than deploying the NG for those purposes.

If there's a way to wind down the US empire, it probably involves doing something like this

Like 80% of the bridges in the country are in critical condition or something. Go have them hold them up

Harper O'Connor gave a CCCRU talk about exactly that, it's the newest video on his channel

Pigs love to dig through the garbage

You might be surprised how often the US military–

There is essentially nothing you could write after this line that I would be genuinely surprised about.

You might be surprised how often the US military is just wandering around picking up trash

There's even a word for this kind of shit that I can't remember

"Class/race traitor"

They should stand in the garbage bin in solidarity with their fellow trash

Marines call it "weenie fuck-fuck" work, IIRC

Air Force refers to it officially as "details"

Making the low-ranking grunts do menial labor is just a thing in the military. Not even as punishment necessarily but also as busywork.

also, that two of them are holding their vests instead of wearing them 😂

whole photo is giving

Imagine joining the military and they make you farm. Literally reverse levies

Things can be Maoism and a good idea simultaneously. This is neither tho