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"sorts fairly high" from whose perspective? Certainly that worked out well for the US, Allies, etc... what about the Palestinians? the Syrians? The Yememi? The
by mr_spothawk 8y ago
"sorts fairly high" from whose perspective? Certainly that worked out well for the US, Allies, etc...
what about the Palestinians? the Syrians? The Yememi? The Chileans? The Colombians? The Vietnamese? The North Koreans?
take a look at a history of US meddling in the world... and consider sort of world we might have it the US military and its industry (and those of its allies) hadn't nosed it's way into all corners of the world pushing for hegemony of "Democracy", the US dollar, and their economic interests.
- maxerickson 8y agoI said sorts fairly high even when accounting for the entire world. to begin with, I didn't edit that in or anything. In a whole bunch of possible outcomes you have Soviet failure everywhere.
- mr_spothawk 8y agoyes, there are lots of instances of technological progress, improved medicine, etc... > In a whole bunch of possible outcomes in a whole bunch of actual outcomes, you have US failure everywhere
- briandear 8y ago“We are the ally of the US not because they are powerful, but because we share their values. I am not surprised by anti-Americanism; but it is a foolish indulgence. For all their faults and all nations have them, the US are a force for good; they have liberal and democratic traditions of which any nation can be proud. I sometimes think it is a good rule of thumb to ask of a country: are people trying to get into it or out of it? It’s not a bad guide to what sort of country it is.”
- 3131s 8y ago- Tony Blair