return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 个月前Those who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square684fedilinkarrow-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 · 5 个月前message-square684fedilink
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up50arrow-down1·5 个月前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…
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·5 个月前Well at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·5 个月前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.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·5 个月前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.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·5 个月前Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
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…
Well at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
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.