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Hegemony is inevitable, prosperous, and peaceful. Anyone who would challenge US hegemony would either intend to establish themselves their own hegemony or would
by goodluckchuck 4y ago
Hegemony is inevitable, prosperous, and peaceful. Anyone who would challenge US hegemony would either intend to establish themselves their own hegemony or would be patsies creating a situation where another force could do so. Do would we be better off under a global islamic caliphate deriving from afghanistan, iraq, libya, etc… or a Chinese hegemoney, or a German hegemony? I’d put American hegemony up against any civilization that the world has ever seen in terms of equity, prosperity, and peace.
- irrational 4y agoI’d put American hegemony up against any civilization that the world has ever seen in terms of guns, mass shootings, and being okay with children being killed in their classrooms.
- tut-urut-utut 4y agoFor the Americans. In the meanwhile, the rest of the world is so sick of your hegemony, it would rather see anyone else, or better yet, state of a never ending direct fight between the contenders while the rest of the world is left alone. Something like Star Trek no involvement rule.
- Paradigma11 4y agoUsually the contenders dont fight in their own countries but in the rest of the world using proxy wars.
- iamerroragent 4y agoI'm sorry you don't enjoy our Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Apple, and Hollywood. I'm really really sorry that our Navy is used to protect trade. Terrible of the U.S. I'm sorry that the U.S. likes to have allies with democracies and a thriving, consuming, middle-class.
- Teever 4y agoI'm always baffled by this sort of defensive and childish response that happens whenever someone makes legitimate criticisms of American foreign policy and expresses a desire for a world where their needs are given a higher priority. It hints at a deep-rooted inferiority complex in the American identity. Are things better than they were under American hegemony? Sure. Could they be even better if we weren't stuck in this local maximum, Absolutely. Anxiously lashing out at people because they express a desire for improvements in their society, and improvements in American society isn't productive.
- iamerroragent 4y agoI'm surprised you think this is a lash out? "Are things better than they were under American hegemony? Sure. Could they be even better if we weren't stuck in this local maximum, Absolutely." Yeah! Criticize America so it can be better but taking a stance that world would magically be better off without America, or even that the world doesn't want America while obsessively consuming American products seems rather childish in my opinion.
- Teever 4y agoYou really think a three line "sorry, not sorry" reply isn't lashing out?
- iamerroragent 4y agoNo offense to you but I think you're really miss reading here and/or looking to interpret something that was meant to illustrate a point rather than be outright deliberately condescending which appears to be how you wish to interpret it.
- snozolli 4y agowhenever someone makes legitimate criticisms of American foreign policy and expresses a desire for a world where their needs are given a higher priority. You think the grandparent comment is what you describe here? Ironically, GGP's comment was a well thought out comment supporting American 'hegemony'. I think you have your "lash out" backwards in this case.
- themitigating 4y agoIt's hilarious because you also probably constantly complain about Hollywood and how the middle class is dying.