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To play devil's advocate, suppose we re-evaluated our own behavior and "stepped down" from that position. It would be great if nobody stepped in to fill that vo
by knowaveragejoe 10y ago
To play devil's advocate, suppose we re-evaluated our own behavior and "stepped down" from that position. It would be great if nobody stepped in to fill that void, but they would without a doubt.
- 794CD01 10y agoThat hypothetical situation is so far divorced from reality that it's impossible to say anything useful about it. Right now, the US spends more on its military than the next seven countries combined. A world in which those tables were turned would look very little like ours.
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoSo then why suggest it's time to "reevaluate one's own behavior"? What would that achieve?
- 794CD01 10y agoHopefully convincing people not to unnecessarily demonize those we should be collaborating with.