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> our allies like us Is this still true? Or is this, they like us like we like a dumb puppy making a fool of itself while not realizing everyone is laughing at
by irrational 6y ago
> our allies like us
Is this still true? Or is this, they like us like we like a dumb puppy making a fool of itself while not realizing everyone is laughing at it behind their polite hands?
- benjohnson 6y agoIt doesn’t even have to be ‘like’ that brings countries together - just a significantly better alternative to the USSR and PRC. Flawed as the US is, for a super-power we don’t seem to rack up dead bodies in the millions as others have done. And if we do slaughter innocents, at least we make contrite noises about it a few decades later.
- irrational 6y agoThat's like deciding to marry a man because he doesn't beat you as often as other men. He is still a bad man.
- 29083011397778 6y agoI'd compare it to hanging around the school bully for protection, because the truly homicidal students won't stop at stuffing you in a locker like he does. Could America be better? Of course. Are they better than the alternatives, like spending dramatically more on defense or hoping China plays nice? Mostly to absolutely, depending on who's discussing it.