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@pitster1105

Жыл бұрын

Lockheed Martin keeps saying they put lasers on aircraft by 2030…do you think they are bluffing ???

@Kkakdugii

Жыл бұрын

I don't think any of the bad things Lockheed has done is unique to Lockheed, I think that Lockheed is one of the most prominent players that do these things and that people villainize Lockheed because they go "Weapons manufacturer/Military industrial complex = bad" when the reality is actually much more complicated than that.

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

im still upset for that sinfull , untruthfull M113 video :( Thank you

@Kenneth_James

Жыл бұрын

One of your best videos.

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

@@Kkakdugii yeah but Landsat 6 failed because of .... WHO KNOWS why !!! :( Eisenhower was RIGHT ! Landsat program stands out as a LESSON to learn

"Building your own homemade airplane in the 1910s was a pretty wild endeavor." As opposed to now, where I've built 3 stealth fighters in my basement in this month alone

@theAverageJoe25

Жыл бұрын

Only 3? Weak

@ButtThuck

Жыл бұрын

@@theAverageJoe25 Hey, no fair! I've been sick

@aaroncousins4750

Жыл бұрын

@@theAverageJoe25 thats just in his basement, he built 5 in mine cos its bigger

@mylesjohnson7351

Жыл бұрын

Are they model airplanes I build model tanks

@Onsiteflyscreens

Жыл бұрын

Inventing as you go, technology that almost certain to kill you and throw it together in your backyard shed. The BALLS!🤯

Our "average infantryman" sure has done a lot of research above his pay grade in the defense industry for us, and for that we are appreciative of our "average infantryman's" efforts and results . Thanks Chris for all you do.

@bravohomie

Жыл бұрын

You go Chris!

@conormcmenemie5126

Жыл бұрын

I was really impressed with this rendering of the military industrial landscape. Even as a very young child (6 or 7) at a military air show here in Scotland, my father who had been a RCAF pilot officer began talking about about the Lockheed Starfighter and about how many German pilots it had killed. How the bribes were to get a bad product onto the market. One mis-comment by Chris is that the Starfighter was the first to do mach-2, the English Electric Lightning with which it directly competed could do mach-1 in a vertical climb. This lightning beat the starfighter in all categories in tests, except low level acceleration where they were equal. Thus Lockheed killed many pilots through bribing their paymasters to purchase a second rate product necessary for the defence against the Soviet air force. Ultimately this event denoted the separation of the sheep from the goats.

@SerpkoBakotiinii

Жыл бұрын

Do you really think that all this text was not made by this guy, but by smart guys from the Pentagon for propaganda? Noway!

@orangeflow9809

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Well done Chris!

@conormcmenemie5126

Жыл бұрын

@@SerpkoBakotiinii I had expected him to be supported by a team, as well as for other interested parties to lend support. That is the way of things in all complex arenas. Hwe does refer to the 'spare parts army'.

I know I've heard somebody say, "you can't always tell where Lockheed stops and the government begins."

The Admiral's criticism of "Privatizing profits and socializing losses" is exactly the right criticism. I'm a bug free market guy, but when the government bails a company out like they did with Lockheed and starts using taxpayer dollars to prop up a company, it stops being a free market and stops being capitalism. People blame capitalism for the military industrial complex keeping wars going, but such problems wouldn't be possible without the government being in on it.

@cjclark1208

Жыл бұрын

It’s Communism with extra steps.

@governor6594

8 ай бұрын

sounds a lot like communism to me

@MostafaElSakari

7 ай бұрын

Exactly

@peixeserra9116

Ай бұрын

You're in for a rough awakening when you realize that Megacorps buying out governments, and using both the government and their own power to shut down/buy out any and all competition is the natural course for the evolution of Capitalism.

@normaaliihminen722

Ай бұрын

Tell that to adversaries of USA. Russia and China would do anything to have Lockheed Martin Raytheon of their own.

I used to work for Lockheed Martin. The corporate culture there was very strict. They used to watch over your shoulder to make sure that you used a scale to weigh out the toppings for every single pizza. And greater number the toppings a pizza had, the less of each topping you were supposed to weigh out. Wait, was that Lockheed Martin? I think it might have been Dominos

@JustAnotherAccount8

Жыл бұрын

Lockheed Martin: Achieving world pizza

@tango_uniform

Жыл бұрын

@@JustAnotherAccount8 And this without whirling any peas.

@UnknownOps

Жыл бұрын

Hey, at leasy your products work with minimal failure in return.

@discordthingy6796

Жыл бұрын

@@UnknownOps This is a lie. My friend's pizza from dominos the other day had all the olives in 1 pile on 1 slice.

@valghyna7668

Жыл бұрын

It was Lockheed martin

From flying boats to Stealth fighter aircraft Lockheed is impressive

@avggymbro3734

Жыл бұрын

They Made more money at war than peace time, wonder why America is always at war

@gumpreeengthegumpreeeng

Жыл бұрын

@Avg gymbro lockheed just wants those dollars

@valghyna7668

Жыл бұрын

Considering the cost overruns on those fighters they really know how to rape the taxpayer

@Whiteboy17064

Жыл бұрын

What about getting idiots like cappy to pretend they were fighting for freedoms in middle Eastern countries that's the real trick

@frommarkham424

Жыл бұрын

They just seem like they could be a little cheaper?

As someone from a US ally state I appreciate the efforts of everyone involved in making these videos and how they frame these issues in a relatively fair point of view

@hashbrownz1999

Жыл бұрын

As a US citizen, someone calling themselves a citizen of a US ally state really nails the vague idea of an empire into my head

@fedyx1544

Жыл бұрын

@@hashbrownz1999 US ally helps distinguish between those who are allies but could potentially go their own way if they got their s together (us in the EU) and literal vassals like South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.

@soarabove337

Жыл бұрын

@@fedyx1544 Right on and... it's quite simply that, really. Cheers mates @hashbrownz1999

@bunk95

5 ай бұрын

Someone using existing fiction to market portions of the slave system isnt a point of view even if you/other market it in that way.

I'm really liking the amount of time and effort you guys are putting into researching these topics. It really shows

@ruthnoya8424

Жыл бұрын

It's a big channel, he no doubt has a team like all other channels- researcher, writer, editor, etc. He's just the pretty face.

@imk9633

Жыл бұрын

@@ruthnoya8424he literally said “you guys”

Hey Cappy I wanna say I love these longer, more critical dives into contemporary military topics that you've been doing more lately. So refreshing to hear someone with experience in the military recognise that while these are complex issues, there are clearly problems with the military industrial complex and the way it is intertwined with government. Keep it up!

@MrRaccoon879

Жыл бұрын

Hey! What was that jingling noise?

@jeremyl862

Жыл бұрын

Check out Perun then. You'll love him.

@daniellivingston7699

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyl862 seconded. Perun is great. Anyone who likes these videos will love Perun.

@seekrengr751

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremyl862 Perun goes MUCH deeper than Cappy on such subjects as these, but Cappy has a deeper perspective on, for instance, individual weapons. Should be expected given their respective backgrounds.

@Taskandpurpose

Жыл бұрын

thanks I'm trying out new topics and seeing how deep we can dive into some issues . glad to hear you like it !

I'm really proud of your bravery, Cappy. I'm sure the Military Industrial Complex has no intention of making you disappear.

@CaveManSavage

Жыл бұрын

better not ! there is enough high function autism in his fan base to coordinate an ass whoopin where ever they may hide. he is our average infantryman !

@ruthnoya8424

Жыл бұрын

He's on the payroll lol

@hannahtavana

Жыл бұрын

He hasn’t said anything that’s not public information, also has praised them more than he criticized, they’re not some evil corporation but a necessary corporation in need of oversight and legal accountability

@MakerInMotion

Жыл бұрын

@@hannahtavana You hit the nail on the head. I would start by shutting down their lobbying.

@dimitarivanovski6322

Жыл бұрын

That crossed my mind the moment I saw the title. Welp, GG - it was fun while it lasted.

I have NEVER heard Eisenhowers full quote!!!! Totally different meaning with that second part!

Chris, this is the best thing you've done. This is exactly where I'm at, ideologically speaking. Not partisan, but seeking the truth. Your work is nuanced, well-thought out, and compelling. Most of what I see on KZread is over-simplified and deterministic. The Leftist and Rightist biases are only too evident, and I often feel like I'd do better taking a dramamine before I watch. I'm so used to it, I don't even think about the myopia of these pieces when I hit the like button, which I do, because my expectations are low. But I want to take all those likes back now. This is what defense reporting _should_ be. No one is a bigger admirer of Lockheed's history than me. Clarence Johnson was a legend. Everybody knows this. But there are real issues at stake here, and we cannot afford to turn a blind eye. Well done and keep up the great work!

@glennpeterson1357

Жыл бұрын

You should check out the channel called “Perun”. Not as entertaining as Cappy, but amazingly thorough and well explained stuff

@teddy.d174

Жыл бұрын

Very well written, callenclarke371…and yes, Perun is fantastic.

I've worked for the machine for 16+ years now and the interesting thing about the defense industry is all these companies are where they are because of buying up competitors or merging as with Lockheed and Martin Meritta Aerospace. Same with all the large defense companies they are formed by dozens and dozens of mergers, picking up new technologies and markets. If you look at the history of military contracting KBR's origins are during WWII providing logistics, clothing, and food to the military, Lear Seigler Services now part of URS Corp provided aircraft mechanics in Vietnam. Raytheon has their hands in everything also. And even major defense companies are involved in non-military stuff such as Space, Civilian Aviation and Maritime. When you dive into the history of Lockheed, Raytheon, BAE, General Dynamics, DynCorp, KBR, General Dynamics and a ton of other companies its pretty interesting in everything they do and alot of technology we use today that was developed and pioneered by them.

@whereswaldo5740

Жыл бұрын

You forgot Dick Cheney’s Haliburton which is an umbrella company with many companies under it which KBR happens to be just one.

@ommsterlitz1805

Жыл бұрын

All these companies are where they are because of corrupting politicians in Europe and Asia to buy there crap while killing the ones that get in your way and over up all your failure perfect exemple of this is the F-104 and the F-35 sales for Lockheed

@GreenBlueWalkthrough

Жыл бұрын

Microsoft be like: "All your game studios/publisher are belong to us."

@JesseArt

Жыл бұрын

@@whereswaldo5740 And KBR poisoned our Marines in Iraq with highly contaminated water.

@seekrengr751

Жыл бұрын

Worked for Martin Marietta Aerospace in the 1970's before the Lockheed merger - it was the 8th-largest defense contractor, not the third when it happened in 1995. Interesting twist on the "merger" frenzy - Hughes Aircraft was owned up until 1986 by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a non-profit which existed solely on the proceeds from Hughes Aircraft. The IRS cast its greedy eyes on those profits and forced the sale of HAC to General Motors, a terrible fit for an Aerospace company. Prior to that time our labs were the best and funding for research was plentiful as long as we kept the Medical Institute happy (remember the first working laser was made in a Hughes lab). After the sale, funds for much independent work went down the tubes. Then, in 1997, after we beat Raytheon for the AIM-9X (upgraded Sidewinder missile) competition, Raytheon went deep into debt and bought the whole Hughes defense and aerospace business from a now-wiser GM. Ownership by Mass-based Raytheon, another corrupt Lockheed-style company, was another step down. I retired thankfully before the United Tech-Raytheon merger, but from what I hear from friends still working there, it's even worse now. There is likely an optimum size and level of competition for efficiency and minimum corruption, and it's presently well past that. Kind of like having only two major political parties - a big mistake.

Really really appreciate you talking about the full context of Eisenhower's MIC speech, many others choose to ignore the most important part after it.

@CT-zg2mh

Жыл бұрын

I instantly compared it to the second amendment, where the checks on the first part are then said. Removing a check and balance on the machine - through leaving that part out through historical reference and quotes has led to the bad side of the industry taking hold, being two sides of the coin necessary to it's existence though decades of encroachment into politics.

Lobbying should be illegal

Bro Ike Eisenhower warned us about all this. An ex military general and supreme commander of allied forces came out and said WE need to be aware of outside influences along with influence from our own military industrial complex

Living a few miles from the birthplace of every C-130 in the world, I have a warm feeling for Lockheed. I drilled at the adjoining Air Reserve Base for 15 years.

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

yeah ....this while our countries become slaves of the FMI Hope you croak :(

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

Lockheed and Nortthrope PRICING creates wars !

Thanks for the history lesson for the company I currently work for.

@mrmuffin5046

Жыл бұрын

so jealous..i wish i was smart...would apply in a heartbeat

@josephvelasquez2677

Жыл бұрын

Nice bro 👍

@cann5565

Жыл бұрын

Cool

@kmilorestre5223

Жыл бұрын

The ccp thanks u for the info

@jordanlaw9936

Жыл бұрын

@@kmilorestre5223 the CCP couldn't even replicate the technology if they tried.

You're reports are exceptionally good. I look forward to them all, I think you do a great jobs of sharing both sides of a story. Reminds me of the late-night television of smart men talking in front of a black screen. Thanks for the insights Cappie!

Big fan of the channel especially with being former Army. I work in aviation and only have to correct a few things. 1st the civilian passenger aircraft is called the L ten eleven. 2nd that was a DC-8 not DC-10. DC-8 is a quad jet(4 engines) that competed with the Boeing 707/720. The DC-10/MD-11 were tri jets(3 engines) and were the biggest competitors of the L1011.

@bhess1212

Жыл бұрын

As a mechanic that worked on them it really hurt hearing him not say L-ten-eleven.....

@74Dragon

Жыл бұрын

@@bhess1212 yeah it hurts a little

@soarabove337

Жыл бұрын

Nerd(s) alert. Haha good catch mates, appreciate the precision and admit idk a MD-11 from a CH-53, let alone a L ten eleven lol. Well okay... that might not have been a great example, but I think you know what I'm talkin' about. 😉

@cannotfindmyshoes3

Жыл бұрын

@@soarabove337 . What the FUNK are you talking about, kid??!😉

I'll say this right now- Cappy didn't kill himself

Brilliant article! Same has happened here in Australia. the only difference is the Australian tax payer owned our defence industries and our governments sold them off (to foreign owned corporations). Now we are engaged in the biggest defence spending ever! And at the same time everything else is falling apart! Thanks for again showing the risks of the Military Industrial complex. Cheers

@Dinglesmckringles

Жыл бұрын

That's completely insane, it's the biggest conflict of interest there could be.

@aaronleverton4221

Жыл бұрын

@@Dinglesmckringles No. The biggest conflict of interest is when the head of the government owns a corporate entity whose only customer is the government.

@kenfowler1980

Жыл бұрын

For the last 20 or so years it’s all about making political decisions- when a certain American truck company threatened to shut down its production line - the contract was awarded to supply trucks to that company that were totally unsuitable for the proposed role so new ones were invented! Ships were built that turned out to be useless, helicopters as well (on the promise of some assembly in this country etc etc Now that is a conflict of interest!

@tsubadaikhan6332

Жыл бұрын

@@Dinglesmckringles Australia is in a difficult position. Our wages are among the highest in the world, and we're 500 miles from Indonesia, who have some of the lowest wages in the World, so Manufacturing is an incredibly hard field to compete in. Up until the turn of the century we were using British Oberon Class Submarines. But they had technology the British refused to share, so every 5 years each Sub had to return to the UK for overhauling. Hardly a situation you want in a War. We built our own Collins Class Submarines for the next generation, and, as with all new Military tech, they had teething problems, and were way over Budget and Overtime. We recently ended up pulling out of a $90 Billion Dollar Submarine Contract with the French, and created AUKUS for similar reasons. French Subs use French Torpedoes, not American ones. While that Contract was Developing, China signed a Contract to buy $500 Billion worth of French Airbuses. If we got in conflict with China, would France sell us Torpedoes or Maintenance? Arleigh Burke Destroyers are too large for our requirements, so we built half size ones of those, the Hobart Class. Again, Billions over budget and time. Finally, we're now in a Partnership with the UK and Canada where we are all building versions of the UK's Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Hopefully, this being spanned across 3 Countries means we'll share development costs, and have a Global Network of Harbours where Maintenance can be done. All this work is performed by Private Enterprise, but they are Private Companies who have only One Contract, and that's with the Government. BAE, Lockheed and Raytheon are all Partners who get paid well to establish Manufacturing here. The Type 26 is a Boat that we're hopeful will have an export market to Partners in South East Asia and elsewhere. That said, South Korea is one of the largest Ship-Builders in the World, and an exporter of their own Fine Weapons. South Korea's Shipbuilding, like Hyundai and Samsung, are heavily subsidised by the South Korean Government though. More so than we do.

@conormcmenemie5126

Жыл бұрын

The expansion of China with its population obesity has its obvious eye upon the sparsely populated Oz continent. If you want peace, prepare for war.

A nicely balanced overview, despite some historical errors about aircraft. They are doing essential work, but they are people who need oversight. Have you considered a similar video on Boeing and its relationship with McDonnell-Douglas? That is an interesting series of acquisitions and mergers.

The amount of work and research you put into these videos is amazing! It was super interesting. Well done Chris!

And as a LM employee, let me tell you, we are forced to go through an astounding amount of ethics and "compliance training" and testing EVERY DAMN YEAR to address all these things you're complaining about.

@zemog1025

Жыл бұрын

the price of being in bed with the government

@XDSDDLord

Жыл бұрын

You might, but your boss's bosses don't. Being corrupt is above your pay grade.

@Appplethefruit

Жыл бұрын

And also prolong, even cause wars. Isn’t that pure brilliance?

@dickmelsonlupot7697

Жыл бұрын

which is ironic since it's not rank and files doing the corruption here but the guys at the very top

@JohnH1

Жыл бұрын

Boo Hoo.

"The Power Elite" by C. Wright Mills is an often overlooked work that is even more relevant today that when it was published in 1956 and probably had influence on Eisenhower's 1961 farewell address when he addresses the Industrial Military Complex.

@kukulroukul4698

Жыл бұрын

i would ARGUE (very bitterly) that Smedley Butler had an influence on Eisenhower

@jerrywatt6813

Жыл бұрын

War is a racket and the power elite are both warnings that few even know about ! Was Ike just covering his tracks in his MIC speech on the way out the door ?

The P-38 Lightning was flown by the top two highest scoring USAAF aces in WW2 (Richard Bong-40 victories, Thomas McGuire-38 victories). It was a legendary fighter plane.

Love that someone with credibility, a military man, is taking in these important issues. One of the few people that can.

Sir Cappington III, this was your best work yet. Well done mate.

Each video is better than the last, and this is the best one yet. Keep up the improvements; you could end up being a major media outlet!

CC, you just might win an award for best news broadcast! Thanks great info and necessary reminder!

This was one of the best ones yet ! love how you brought it back around to the Eisenhower quote by the end

Nice video with some subtle points and well thought out arguments, pointing out the benefits and dangers of a privatized military industry.

Great video…..in my opinion, your best ever! Thoughtful and educational…well done.

You do an awesome job presenting interesting and important information Chris. You put the mainstream media's so called, "investigative reporters" to shame.

Love the longer format videos! Keep em coming 💪🏻

I am surprised you didn’t bring up Lockheed buying Sikorsky Aircraft (one of the future vertical lift competitors) and then partnered up with Bell (the other future vertical lift competitor). They win either way. It was just announced that Bell/Lockheed won the contract. (This is what will replace the Blackhawk).

@briancavanagh7048

Жыл бұрын

At what point will government need to consider breaking up LM similar to what happened to Bell Telephone or Standard Oil due to issues with a monopoly in the industry?

@CLASHROYALE-mn5wj

Жыл бұрын

@@briancavanagh7048 as long as Boeing and Northrop exist . They won't break lm up . Most likely in future , ftc will start to deny them acquisition licences stating monopoly practises or anti competitive practises

@SemiMono

Жыл бұрын

It's just a state-run defense organization posing as a private company. There are a lot of organizations now that are enjoying the benefits of operating as a trust and near monopoly, and they aren't broken up because the gains from the monolith model combined with industrialization and economies of scale are deemed too worthwhile. I think maybe we've gotten a bit too greedy and complacent.

@TheFriendlyInvader

Жыл бұрын

@@briancavanagh7048 There's no need to because they aren't a monopoly, sure they're a large and very diverse company, but large companies aren't necessarily monopolistic in nature. This isn't to say wide companies can't be bad, but for them to be bad the company basically has to sit in a position where they completely dominate the entire economy, ala asian mega corporations like Samsung or Mitsubishi.

@johkupohkuxd1697

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFriendlyInvader "The entire economy". I staunchly disagree, dominating a single industry should be enough grounds for anti-trust crackdown.

When I was in, way back in the '90s, they kept head hunting missile techs out of the USN. Three times the pay and great benefits to start. It got to the point where people exploited the zero tolerance drug policy, by claiming to have done drugs, to get out right after completing training so they could immediately go to work for Lockheed.

@bobrice5159

Жыл бұрын

Pretty smart honestly

I'm very impressed with your work. I was already aware of the details of your topic and your summary was concise and precise without fanfare or theartics. I'm also impressed by the depth and breadth of your topics and subject matter in general, hency my subscription. Good job well done,

Your videos are truely well balanced in their accessment of difficult topics that have people in favor or against of on both sides.

This was a truly awesome, informative video. Keep it up Cappy!

Top notch video. Good to see you making better and better content. Keep it up.

I would love to see a series covering some of the other prime contractors! Keep up the good work

Very measured and insightful take on the subject, thanks Cappy. The most important thing is really the alert and informed citizenry. No process or law is ever going to prevent corruption. The only way to hold government and parastatals accountable is to have level-headed, fair minded, alert and active citizens.

I learned and enjoyed this video more than all your other videos. WTG. Well Done.

First video where the last line had me unironically shouting HOOAH! Thanks for all you do, Cappy and the team!

Your work keeps getting better and better. Keep at it!

This is really great stuff and provokes thought. We need more pieces like this so we can have these discussions. Great work Cappy and team!

Might just be your best one yet Cappy, bravo.

Your range of subject is absolutely amazing. Keep it up.

I gotta say, this channel is evolving! I love this historic stuff. On the other hand I still enjoy the odd piece of military hardware.

As a big fan of the P-38, I'm just sad it only had one 20mm. I feel like it if it had 2x 20mm and 4x .50 cals it would've been a death ray plane. But probably that extra 20mm would make it a little too nose heavy and mess up some of the flight characteristics

@tanvirahmedaadeef1034

7 ай бұрын

Seen different takes on this idea, the gist of it is as you said trim characteristics would have to be massively re-engineered to deal with that much push back from that arsenal. Moreover there isnt even room for that much ammo so you would empty your entire stock pretty fast, so the middle ground is to have 1 good gun on a fast maneuvering and efficient plane

Absolutely outstanding! Kudos for your willingness to bring this issue out into the light and discuss it. Though I'm an enthusiastic proponent of the "Big Stick" philosophy I'm also a Vietnam vet and as such am convinced that citizen involvement is essential to keeping our country on the right side of any armed conflict and related processes. Thanks again for your efforts.

@destroyerarmor2846

Жыл бұрын

Corporations are citizens

@johkupohkuxd1697

Жыл бұрын

@@destroyerarmor2846 Persons perhaps, but not citizens. Atleast that's my extremely limited understanding of U.S. law.

Excellent video. Thank you for doing it so well!

I really appreciate these research pieces. Well done.

Thx for this extensive and detailed Lockheed documentary, very informative 👌

One of the more interesting videos that you’ve done. Nice job!

0:00 - 3:06 … … Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content🤙🏾. Should do a video of the history of Big Tech to finish things off

I enjoy nearly everything that you guys produce. Your research people have really shined as of late. Your newest videos are different, but stay within what I recognize as your mission. This was your best work to date. Thank you.

Superb informative and well balanced overview Chris. In most other countries "Lobbying" would be stamped out as corruption... they do need to be held to a higher standard.

@marcoaurelio4903

7 ай бұрын

like the lawfare actions by united states against france andd brazil? humm i see double standards here...

@kiwihame

7 ай бұрын

@@marcoaurelio4903 not disagreeing.

So much interesting information here, and well presented!

Phenomenal and balanced presentation. Thank you!

Lookit the big brain on Kappy! Truly, some pretty insightful and balanced analysis on a complex subject.

Thank you for your work. Amazing video

@Taskandpurpose

Жыл бұрын

glad some people liked it I'm trying some new things out here and there

An even and balanced look at Lockheed. I've learned some stuff, so good job. We still need to keep an eye on these guys.

Enjoying the latest content. Sitdown works too. The meme videos are great too. Well done 👍

martin was a different aircraft company that was huge. they made the martin mars a massive flying boat that is still being used as a water bomber. they also made the monorail system for disney land.

"lockheed martin became the walmart of the defense industry" As a temporary representative of noncredibledefense, lockmart will forgive your criticisms of the military industrial complex and will be giving a bonus instead. on the real though, I appreciate the nuanced message of promoting responsibility in checking the defense industry. As america has by far the most potent accountability measures in military corruption compared to say Russia or China whose corruption affects their defense potential. I also never actually knew the full context of Eisenhower's farewell address.

Great video, and balanced view point. Keep up the great work guys 🙂

Great job on the video. That was a lot of hard work.

This is great content!

Nicely done!

Another great piece Cappy!

I really enjoy your big picture episodes. Thanks a lot.

this is absolutely excellent, everybody should watch this video.

My Grandpa was a brickie, but during the war he trained pilots (imagine a brickie today who's a pilot in his spare time, go figure). When he showed me his identification manual, I was instantly drawn to the p38 as my favorite. The dual fuselage looked awesome. Apparently, judging by it's service record, my impression was on the money. Also fuck the MIC

@leonardusrakapradayan2253

Жыл бұрын

Nah the MIC is important, which is why we REALLY need to keep an eye on it so that its not tipping the balance in governments. Like what cappy said, you want it to defend against our enemies but you don’t want it to extend conflicts for profit

@zachhoward9099

Жыл бұрын

@@leonardusrakapradayan2253 the MIC has done nothing but keep America tied up in war or war spending for zero good reason. And I firmly believe the reason they were fine with getting out of Afghanistan is because they knew within a year the US would be involved in supplying weapons to the Ukrainians

Your evolving into a great military and political journalist dude, merry Christmas 🎄 from Canada 🇨🇦

This was so well explained. Thank you

imagine a dentist encouraging their patients to eat more candy

The Lockheed P3-C, one of the best Anti Submarine Aircraft ever built. It helped keep tabs on Russian Ballistic Missile Submarines. Used by Australia around the world to Norway. It was on scene from the Cuban Missile Crisis and over the skies of Afghanistan.

Lmao dude I’ve said this before you are fking hilarious! You actually make your adds funny. That clip of you jingling your keys and then cawing was great 😂

Great video an honest unbiased view of the pros and cons of the MIC.

As an Italian, so Living in a country where corruption is a big issue, I always find funny the use of "lobbying". To me it just seems a way to glorify and legitimated corruption. I would like to know what USA citizens reading my comment think of that

@rsj2771

Жыл бұрын

It sucks but it is also impossible to change, politicians like the money they get, lobbying firms like making money off the process, and the companies doing lobbying like influencing the government. My aunt actually owns a lobbying firm in D.C. that has done work for Lockheed and I work for one of the other prime contractors. I don't like it but given my position I don't have many choices...

@ninjagecko980

Жыл бұрын

In general, agreement

@MT-ej5bf

Жыл бұрын

Donating is giving money without you expect something in return, bribe is giving money when you expect something in return.

@geordiejones5618

Жыл бұрын

@@MT-ej5bf no one donates hundreds of thousands without wanting something

@MT-ej5bf

Жыл бұрын

@@geordiejones5618 so it's corruption

Great video your best by far! And your right by the way.

I appreciate your non-biassed and honest view on things.

Great video, I really appreciate your style of presentation. You don’t play to politics and still keep it entertaining and informative.

America legalised bribing politicians and called it lobbying 😂😂, and they call other countries corrupt 😂

@m.streicher8286

5 ай бұрын

Lobbying is different from a bribe. Words mean things and those are 2 different words for a reason.

Wtf is lobbying, isn't it called bribing?

Great work ! You looking like your jacked bro Keep up on the weights . Get after it homie

This was such an informative video. Thank you soldier

Chris, can you do a report on Union Carbide? They are another large government contractor that deals with chemicals, etc. This company has caused more tragic deaths from faulty or downright criminal management than any other company I have ever heard of. Btw, Lloyd Austin is a company man who has always protected his own interests in my opinion, at least this is what I saw of him when I worked under his command in Afghanistan.

@teddy.d174

Жыл бұрын

They’re all out to protect their interests, above that of the country.

Nice deep dive, thank you!

Wow Cappy your videos are great in general but this was one of your best. Keep up the good work.

@Taskandpurpose

Жыл бұрын

thanks I really appreciate the kind words!

Excellent work Cappy! Really interesting

There is no such thing as "too big to fail". Bad businesses should fail; they deserve to fail, they NEED to fail. We should not only celebrate a business failing, we should encourage it. The only people who benefit from propping up a failing business is the failing business. It actually HURTS consumers/customers when a failing business is kept alive.

@aandersson650

6 ай бұрын

You forgot the hundreds of thousands of workers reliant on them having a job, the state wanting aircraft and whatever else, and how a new one cant just fill its place as if nothing happened.

@zhongxina9420

5 ай бұрын

Also banks

@danielduncan6806

5 ай бұрын

@@zhongxina9420 Duh. Banks are businesses. Wait, did you not know banks were businesses? Well, you do now.

@danielduncan6806

5 ай бұрын

@@aandersson650 I have forgot nothing. I am just thinking more long term than you. You are focused on now. I am looking many, many years into the future. Also, there is a certain level of responsibility I place on the employees of a business, to be aware of what is going on around them. And no, that is not too much to ask. Of course, this implies that employees should be more than just some brainless drones.

Congratulations for an excellent and most informative video.

Very well done! Thank you for your deep dive into this topic. It's very interesting to think about the ethics of the companies that are keeping us ahead of our global adversaries. Are they war profiteers or patriots or maybe both? How much should we question their motives? You can't answer those questions if you don't have the facts.

Excellent documentary, very informative. Thanks

As someone who works for LM, this was very interesting to watch.

@litsci4690

Жыл бұрын

Have they shown you the alien bodies yet?

@kenos911

Жыл бұрын

@Little Sciolism I bet they keep plenty of aliens from earth in Area 51…