▲ 38 ▼ Explain like I am a moron. If the US is such apparently a badass super power it has never tried to take over another country to expand its influence and status? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago (1 child) You mean other than from the Native Americans? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (3 children) And Hawaii? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 2 years ago* (3 children) And Mexico. And Spain. And even Britain (in the pacific northwest). ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. To be fair, most of those were also "Spain" at the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Also Britain in the Canadian colonies in 1812. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) And all the proxy wars on the middle eats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago Around here we call the middle eats "lunch". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were native, they just didn't know they were American yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Fortunately, they were lethally informed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (3 children) And Hawaii? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 2 years ago* (3 children) And Mexico. And Spain. And even Britain (in the pacific northwest). ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. To be fair, most of those were also "Spain" at the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Also Britain in the Canadian colonies in 1812. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) And all the proxy wars on the middle eats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago Around here we call the middle eats "lunch". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were native, they just didn't know they were American yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Fortunately, they were lethally informed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 2 years ago* (3 children) And Mexico. And Spain. And even Britain (in the pacific northwest). ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. To be fair, most of those were also "Spain" at the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Also Britain in the Canadian colonies in 1812. permalink fedilink source parent [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc. To be fair, most of those were also "Spain" at the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago Also Britain in the Canadian colonies in 1812. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) And all the proxy wars on the middle eats. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago Around here we call the middle eats "lunch". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago Around here we call the middle eats "lunch". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were native, they just didn't know they were American yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Fortunately, they were lethally informed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Fortunately, they were lethally informed. permalink fedilink source parent