We are approaching levels of grift never thought possible.

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      “enter your card details to allow the plane to burn enough fuel to get you all the way home”

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    If your subscription lapses, you have an ejector seat mishap and your jet auto pilots back to Lockheed.

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      “Sorry, you can’t fire additional missiles without the Lockheed premium missile+ plan. Please contact one of our sales representives to continue.”

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    I don’t understand, what are they exactly trying to sell them? Subscription for what applications?

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      Basically the US military will only have access to it’s military software as long as they pay Lockheed for access.

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        Please say yes Pentagon. This could actually be the nail in the coffin for the empire, I sincerely expect them to forget to renew in a year or two.

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        Furthermore, private companies can require you contract them for maintenance, as happens with the F35 and F16 currently (albeit on a country level)

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    The privately owned permanent war economy continues to eat its own tail.