Military bases abroad are dangerous, unhealthy places despite their pleasant appearance

Evidence

While the amenities and rituals of life on base make many of them look and feel like idyllic 1950s-era Mayberry, closer examination reveals a reality more akin to the dark suburban underbelly seen in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. Simply put, bases are dangerous, unhealthy places to be. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 591

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Overseas bases can increase global danger rather than security; Military bases concentrate environmental harm in poorer non-Western communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 426; Overseas bases cause environmental damage, crime, displacement, and colonial relations — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 32 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Overseas bases can increase global danger rather than security; Military bases concentrate environmental harm in poorer non-Western communities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 426; Overseas bases cause environmental damage, crime, displacement, and colonial relations — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 32 (+3 more)