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This thread isn't about morality, it's about decline. I was comparing the state of American hegemony to that of Britain in 1946. Right, and I ignored the moral
by Pharmakon 8y ago
This thread isn't about morality, it's about decline. I was comparing the state of American hegemony to that of Britain in 1946.
Right, and I ignored the morality of both and focused on the massive practical differences. So what’s the problem? They are manifestly different in almost every way, except possibly for aspects of the moral dimension which were both agreeing to ignore.
- yourbandsucks 8y agoThe original comment about 800 military bases has a pretty strong parallel to an overseas colonial empire in 1946. Expensive, prestigious, and dubiously 'worth it' in terms of profitability.
- Pharmakon 8y agoThat wasn’t my comment, it was from another person entirely.