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I'm an American actually. It's pretty ironic that you're saying that Russia is obsessed with imperial domination when you're comparing it to the United States w

I'm an American actually. It's pretty ironic that you're saying that Russia is obsessed with imperial domination when you're comparing it to the United States which has over 800 military bases spread across dozens of countries all around the world, is literally occupying multiple countries with tens of thousands of troops right now including Japan, Germany and Australia, has overthrown dozens of regimes it didn't like all around the world and has completely destroyed two entire countries on the opposite side of the planet in the last two decades. If that's not imperial hegemony, I'm not sure what is. Also, the West never explicitly invited Ukraine into NATO but they repeatedly refused to say the door was closed for two decades.

josephcsible 5y ago
> United States which has over 800 military bases spread across dozens of countries all around the world, is literally occupying multiple countries with tens of thousands of troops right now including Japan, Germany and Australia Having soldiers and military bases in foreign countries isn't occupation when their governments invited you.
- thethethethe 5y ago
  I never said that the US was "occupying" all countries it has bases in. For the countries mentioned, they are definitely occupied. The governments are okay with it because they are subordinate to the US. Also, two of the three countries mentioned the United States defeated in war and has been occupying ever since.
  - josephcsible 5y ago
    That's verifiably false. US occupation of most of Germany ended in 1955, and of Berlin in 1990. US occupation of most of Japan ended in 1952, and of the Ryukyu Islands in 1972.
  - thethethethe 5y ago
    For some reason I can't reply to the other comment so I am replying to my own comment. Just because they said it's over doesn't mean it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_of_US_military_presence_in_Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_of_US_military_presen... Same thing for Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_ins...

josephcsible 5y ago

> United States which has over 800 military bases spread across dozens of countries all around the world, is literally occupying multiple countries with tens of thousands of troops right now including Japan, Germany and Australia Having soldiers and military bases in foreign countries isn't occupation when their governments invited you.

thethethethe 5y ago
I never said that the US was "occupying" all countries it has bases in. For the countries mentioned, they are definitely occupied. The governments are okay with it because they are subordinate to the US. Also, two of the three countries mentioned the United States defeated in war and has been occupying ever since.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  That's verifiably false. US occupation of most of Germany ended in 1955, and of Berlin in 1990. US occupation of most of Japan ended in 1952, and of the Ryukyu Islands in 1972.
- thethethethe 5y ago
  For some reason I can't reply to the other comment so I am replying to my own comment. Just because they said it's over doesn't mean it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_of_US_military_presence_in_Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_of_US_military_presen... Same thing for Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_ins...