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And the US and it's citizens should not react with shock when they are seen as a hostile entity. The US is arrogant, history has a lot to say on the topic.
by tensor 9y ago
And the US and it's citizens should not react with shock when they are seen as a hostile entity. The US is arrogant, history has a lot to say on the topic.
- nyolfen 9y agoas hegemons go, there have been far worse
- pluma 9y ago"Favourite oppressor" isn't exactly a saving grace.
- nyolfen 9y agoapologies, i forgot that everything the US does is evil
- pluma 9y agoNot everything the nazis did was evil either. "There's someone more consistently harmful than us" doesn't make a good argument.
- nyolfen 9y agoyou can take this position about literally any power that has ever existed. it doesn't change the fact that during the period of US leadership the world has had objectively fewer wars and the greatest degree of economic growth in history, thanks in no small part due to that very leadership eg in establishing the UN. that doesn't mean it's perfect or hasn't done carried out many actions that may seem reprehensible from the political norms of our contemporary moment, but thinking of it as simply an 'oppressor' lacks nuance to such a degree that it's essentially adolescent. you make the mistake of assuming that because your political opponents think america is good, it must be bad. hideously common sentiment these days, though.
- pluma 9y agoCorrelation does not equal causa... nevermind, I can't be bothered to carry this exchange any further.
- will_hughes 9y agoIs that a reason we shouldn't expect better?