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Now this is actually for the benefit of humanity.
by rvz 7mo ago
Now this is actually for the benefit of humanity.
- jrmg 7mo ago…and this is how the America I thought I knew growing up projected its influence upon the world.
- BitsAndObjects 7mo agoNotwithstanding that this mission critically relied upon Canada, UK, EU, Japan, Taiwan, and contributions from many other countries.
- jrmg 7mo agoCollaboration like that is all a (positive!) part of projecting influence - in both directions.
- anon291 7mo agoAll those countries are essentially American vassals. No shade to them, just stating the reality, and not really sure why we need to keep pretending. There's no shame in that. It's often the smartest move to join forces with the big guy in the block!
- BitsAndObjects 7mo agoYou need to travel more.
- anon291 7mo agoI've been to many of them and, unlike most Americans, when I say I've traveled the world, that also includes countries that are not in the American sphere of influence. The difference in how that plays out is obvious. I would recommend you travel more. Ideally to a country where if anything happens, uncle sams pressure won't do anything. In countries like China, Russia, or even India, you won't find as many American products. The influence of Hollywood is much less. American styles of doing things are not necessarily the ones chosen for civic institutions. American agencies don't work as closely with their scientific enterprises as the American allies. On the other hand, they have strong armies that are not beholden to what America dictates, as evidenced by how often they end up in conflict. As an example, the world sanctioned Russia and... nothing happened... because Russia is a real country able to build its own things. It has industrial capacity, mining capacity, and the organization to do that independently of what others think. It also has an army willing to defend it. The countries you listed do not have these things. Their 'army' to defend the nation is a vague promise that they'll think about while they ask America to carry out their interests. American magnanimity usually means this is a safe bet. Then we can talk
- BitsAndObjects 7mo agoYep, you responded exactly as expected. Well done. Enjoy your bubble.
- anon291 7mo agoI'm not the one living in the bubble where 'the world' means America , Europe, Japan, and the anglosphere.
- GeoPolAlt 7mo agoAt least now there’s something to celebrate for America’s 250th this year
- SoftTalker 7mo agoHow? I struggle with this. It all seems like a fearful waste of money and resources. We can't live on the moon. We can't live on Mars. It is a fantasy. We have so many problems here on Earth that are more important to solve than sending a handful of men to the moon (again).
- anon291 7mo agoSame things said about a lot of things. Tech works. Human ingenuity works.