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I'm reading this to imply that without the US acting as the world police and bombing populations into submission, authoritarian regimes are gaining ground. Tha

I'm reading this to imply that without the US acting as the world police and bombing populations into submission, authoritarian regimes are gaining ground. That's kind of a crappy situation on both sides. Where is the rest of the Western world that supposedly supports democracy and freedom now?

asdfman123 7y ago
> Where is the rest of the Western world that supposedly supports democracy and freedom now? Now suddenly without the support of the largest superpower with the largest military in the world.
Steltek 7y ago
The US doesn't need to drop bombs to exercise power. As the strongest nation economically, all we had to do was maintain a united front with our allies using soft power except we have a fucking toddler in the White House who can't play well with others.
magduf 7y ago
>Where is the rest of the Western world that supposedly supports democracy and freedom now? The Europeans are basically too tired of war after WWII and decades of being right next to the Soviets during the Cold War, and after continental Europe was bombed out in WWII and then occupied by the Americans, they relied on the US for defense mostly. Over in Japan, they were bombed and then occupied by the Americans too, and avoided building up too much military force or projecting power. So that mainly leaves America and to an extent the other 5-eyes nations (UK, Australia, Canada) to counter the powers that have always tended towards authoritarianism.