return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square675linkfedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down147
arrow-up1295arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square675linkfedilink
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·2 years agoPeace: “Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries” …yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…
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minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 years agoThe winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years agoMilitary skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·2 years agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoDestabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s n.1 in total wealth though, that’s great! /s
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Peace:
“Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries”
…yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…
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The winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.
An able
militiamilitary is a side effect.Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
It’s n.1 in total wealth though, that’s great!
/s