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I think you're just one of the people who say "you can't think critically" or "you're biased" to anyone you disagree with, without actual honest structured thought yourself
Contractors like Boeing spread their operations across all 50 states specifically because that allows them to essentially bribe every politician with promises of creating jobs in their area.
Similarly, the revolving door between defense contractors and government offices is not just a Trump thing. Democrats claim to be opposed to the "brutal" capitalism you describe, yet they support and benefit from it just as much, even with as divided as the country is right now, you'll find fairly bipartisan support when it comes to handing over money to entrenched contractors like Boeing.
Hell, even now Congress is, in bipartisan agreement, trying to find excuses to write into law a means of handing Boeing $8B per year for 50 years in the form of SLS launches, regardless of need.
We really should be cracking down hard on companies like Boeing, prosecute their leadership, clawback money for failures and be assertive in expecting technology transfer to backup companies for national security stuff, similar to how AMD used to be a backup manufacturer for Intel chips.
The crux of it is that more and more education is being eroded and the education we do get is funneled through the lens of what’s profitable. Americans critical thinking ability is being eroded. And we all know the systemic issues that cause this.
It's more nuanced than that. The internet has made critical thinking harder than ever. The search for engagement means headlines and half truths are pushed over deep analysis. And, once a person shows any interest in taking a side they are funneled into a bubble that's hard to leave. Even the best critical thinkers are going to have problems as AI takes off.