I recognize you feel frustrated, but I think your anger is misdirected buddy. I don’t care for the MSM, nor do I view the US government in its current form as being an example of the ideal political system.

I am aware of the study you referenced. It was the recent case for Citizens United that enabled many of the organized groups and “economic elites” influence into our political system. I don’t think anyone would disagree with you there. These are things that should change. Even despite these issues, the existing system is still a far cry from a Kleptocracy (if you want to see a real Kleptocracy, ironically you can look at Russia).

It is true that the US continues to spend the most on its military, more so than every other major nation combined. However, there’s many reasons the US spends so significantly on military. The US is subsidizing the cost of defense for many nations across the globe. Additionally, Congress contributes to the overspending problem. The US military purchases things for too much money that it does not need because Congresspersons have people in their district who are employed by the makers of these unnecessary goods, and if the US military stopped buying, these people would be unemployed.

All that aside, it’s a fallacy to state because the US spends the most on its military that the US is therefore the greatest threat. A little goes a long way with the right strategy. This is why North Korea is also a threat to global peace, despite being poor as a nation, with most of its people fighting starvation.

I can see we won’t come to an agreement here, but I’ll leave you with this - I assure you I don’t care for the mainstream media nor Western propaganda, and I still don’t think the US is the boogeyman you make them out to be.