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And the more or less permanent state of war we find ourselves in could also be considered a new normal we've adapted to that XIX century Americans would find cr
by gph 7y ago
And the more or less permanent state of war we find ourselves in could also be considered a new normal we've adapted to that XIX century Americans would find creepy and grossly inappropriate.
- ameister14 7y agoNo, the US was at war for essentially the entirety of the 19th century.
- mirimir 7y agoPretty much, the US has always been at war. I mean, they used to have a War Department, which got renamed Defense Department for PR.
- walshemj 7y agoNot really that's OTT hyperbole
- vraivroo 7y agoUh, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...
- ameister14 7y agoNo, it's pretty accurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...
- Forbo 7y agoWe've only had 21 years where we haven't been at war. https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-the-time-222-out-of-239-years-since-1776/5565946 https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-...