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> The US is powerful on the international stage because the US is an empire. There, I fixed that for you.
by kelipso 2y ago
> The US is powerful on the international stage because the US is an empire.
There, I fixed that for you.
- EthanHeilman 2y agoCare to provide any evidence for your claim? At the very least put in the work to redefine the word empire to have such a broad and expansive definition that the US would qualify
- kelipso 2y agoMultiple definitions I guess. NATO countries are very much part of the US empire but pretty much all the countries that we have military bases in would be part of a looser definition of the US empire. We can control international relations that most of Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, and South Korea have to a fairly strong degree. I would say this along with us having had fairly strong influence in the economies of these countries historically and our ability to easily coordinate military operations with them make these countries part of the US empire.
- EthanHeilman 2y agoAnd yet NATO countries can leave NATO. Until subject states in an empire countries want to join NATO, not exit it. But sure, that is the expansive redefinition of the word I was looking for.
- shlant 2y agoI suggest you avoid using words that you do now know that meaning of if you want to be able to add anything meaningful to a discussion