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Low-hanging fruit 🥱 (lemmy.world)
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[+] -34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Says the continent that can't go more than a few generations without degenerating into authoritarian states and widespread war.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    You mean like the US installed puppet regimes all over the world 24/7 since ww2? Or the constant wars you are involved in? Or do you just mean the civil war n? Or perhaps it's easier to controll the land after the genocide perhaps? Really? USAian talking about authoritan States and widespread war... Not like Europe got a good track record but it's kind of lacking on the imperialism front compared.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not to mention the current degradation of American Freedomsâ„¢, and the constant abuse of the American Election Systemâ„¢ by certain actors.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The degradation of American freedoms and the abuse of our election system is definitely a both sides, where many things aren't. Neither party wants to lose power by opening up ranked choice or modern election systems and both parties prefer the power of the state over the power of the people.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The US hasn't had a domestic war since the civil war. How many wars has Europe had domestically since then? Hmmm.

    US citizens are powerless to the machine that was built generations ago. We vote between corporate funded warhawks or more liberal corporate funded warhawks. Personally I like the idea of not helping Europe much in future wars, we have more than enough problems of our own. But as much as Europeans hate America for their military prowess, I hate us for it too because we're all paying for it in human suffering.

    We're policing the world and neglecting our people and it isn't sustainable. If you need to fight for freedom, start your own military dominance. But fuck war. Americans mostly just want to live peaceful lives but bring a land war here and it'll get lit.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    The US hasn't had a domestic war since the civil war. How many wars has Europe had domestically since then? Hmmm.

    The US is a country, Europe is not, so "domestic" is a misnomer and the comparison doesn't hold up. The issues Europe had with wars are a result of complex regional and historical issues, those things don't really exist in the US because it is too homogenous on one side and too much of a military might to challenge on the other, not to mention geographically isolated.

    You really need to reach to make Europe look like the bad guy when it comes to wars, not in the least because the US takes other countries to war all the time to throw it's weight around and establish dominance.

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