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> We do. Pax Americana is unprecedented time in world history. Unless you’re high up in one of the MIC companies I need to disagree. Who’s the “we”? Countries
by cced 2y ago
> We do. Pax Americana is unprecedented time in world history.
Unless you’re high up in one of the MIC companies I need to disagree.
Who’s the “we”? Countries on the receiving end of “foreign ‘aid’”? Americans receiving improvements to their standards and quality of life because government expenditures are made on infrastructure and services instead of warring?
Wasn’t 1.6B just approved to fund anti-CN disinformation/propaganda?
I guess if a large part of the world’s population, domestic and international, doesn’t fall within your definition of “we” then sure.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoWhat period of time would you rather live in?
- marricks 2y agoThere were these ancient Ukranian mega cities 6-4k years ago that stood for thousands of years. They had gardens, and what appeared to be a complex social life. Notably, they had no walls, meaning there was nothing to protect themselves from. Peace. So yeah, there sounds a lot better. No walls to stop friends from coming, or you from leaving if you happen to not like it. Just because we lack imagination doesn't mean a better world can't exist and didn't exist somewhere in the past.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoIgnoring whether or not that actually existed, that's as useful as saying "I'd rather be a lottery winner or a king". The point is that the average person is better off today than they were any time in the past by many metrics, e.g. life expectancy, quality of life or access to healthcare. Nobody said the status quo doesn't need to be changed, only that we should appreciate the pax americana despite its faults.
- knowitnone 2y agoYou have no proof of that
- Loughla 2y agoWhat are you talking about?
- analognoise 2y agoThey had no walls, were peaceful, and were suddenly gone? Sounds like they probably regretted not building walls.
- golergka 2y agoThat expenditure keeps maritime trade safe and armed conflicts on levels unseen anytime in human history. This benefits all of the world's population. If americans suddenly decide that they want to be isolationists again, inflation of 2020s and wars such as Russian invasion of Ukraine will look like child's play.
- Loughla 2y agoLegitimately what is a better time in history for the total amount of human suffering to be less? Countries that are just awful to be in have always existed. I'm willing to bet that a smaller percent of humans are in misery today than ever in history. Thoughts?
- pests 2y agoI remember Bill Gates recommending a book on his book list a few years (half a decade?) ago about how, by every measurable stat, life is better now than it has ever been in the past.
- losvedir 2y agoFactfulness by Hans Rosling you're probably thinking of.
- pests 2y agoI think that's it! Thanks. I remember the subtitle.
- DiscourseFan 2y agoBill Gates has profited immensely from the current world order, why wouldn't he say its great?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoDo you have any savings, investments, or work for a company that sells something globally? You've benefited too.
- CamperBob2 2y agoHe showed his numbers. Let's see yours.
- DiscourseFan 2y ago